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Mapping the Progress in Agile Product Development: A Multi-Case Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 July 2019

Tobias Sebastian Schmidt*
Affiliation:
University of the German Federal Armed Forces Munich;
Jan Behrenbeck
Affiliation:
Technical University of Munich
Kevin Burger
Affiliation:
Technical University of Munich
Rafael Hostettler
Affiliation:
Technical University of Munich
Kristin Paetzold
Affiliation:
University of the German Federal Armed Forces Munich;
Markus Zimmermann
Affiliation:
Technical University of Munich
*
Contact: Schmidt, Tobias Sebastian, University of the German Federal Armed Forces Munich Institute of Technical Product Development, Germany, tobias.schmidt@unibw.de

Abstract

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The more dynamic and unpredictable the development constraints, the more agile the development project should be to cope with and utilize inherent change. Especially in such contexts, aligning with the project's mission and vision, committing to next steps, and documenting the development path is challenging. To support the decision making process of self-organized agile development teams with an overview, a recent research paper proposes the Progress Map. The investigation at hand applies the Progress Map in semi-industrial development projects to empirically validate its applicability and performance in the form of a multi-case study. The results indicate that, given future refinements, this instrument can be valuable to plan, document, and communicate the progress of an agile development project.

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