Authors: Dinesh Batra, Shekhar Rathor, Weidong Xia
Tags: 2016, agile software development, agility, team delivery capability
The notion of delivery capability, which is the ability to deliver software solutions, is rooted in the traditional software development practices. In recent years, agile methods have become popular and the notion of agility, which is the ability to respond to changes, has become equally prevalent. A popular book has debated the balance between agility and discipline. Delivery capability can be considered as a surrogate of discipline. The effects of delivery capability and agility on software development success measures have not been evaluated in a quantitative study. Furthermore, the effects of antecedent process variables on delivery capability and agility have not been quantified. The process variables themselves may have antecedents. The structural model to determine these effects is, therefore, a lot more complex than has been reported in the literature. This research-inprogress study provides the basis for studying these effects and considering the complementarities and tradeoffs between delivery capability and agility.
Cite as:
Rathor S., Batra D., and Xia W. (2016). “Tradeoffs between Delivery Capability and Agility in Software Development,” in AIS SIGSAND, Lubbock, TX, United States, May 12-14, 2016.
