Enhancing agile project success: a comprehensive study of risk management approaches among Malaysian practitioners

IF 1.7 4区 计算机科学 Q3 COMPUTER SCIENCE, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING Journal of Software-Evolution and Process Pub Date : 2024-05-19 DOI:10.1002/smr.2681
Mazni Omar, Abdul Rehman Gilal, Mazida Ahmad, Huda Ibrahim, Azman Yasin, Hapini Awang, Abdullah Almogahed
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Risk management (RM) plays a role in project management in the software development field. As information technology (IT) systems become more essential across industries and IT projects continue to face failure rates effective project management becomes crucial. However, the utilization of methodologies in risk management is not widely considered, specifically in Malaysia. This study aims to investigate how software practitioners in Malaysia have implemented risk management and discover strategies that can enhance risk management for agile contexts. The main focus of this study is the limited integration of methodologies into risk management practices, which has created a gap within the software risk domain. Successful risk management is essential for the achievement of software projects, and the findings from this study can offer insights for software development organizations to make informed decisions and improve project outcomes. By utilizing a quantitative approach and adapted questionnaires, this comprehensive study collected data from 60 practitioners and conducted descriptive analysis to identify key risk elements that have significant potential to affect project performance. The findings highlight these risk elements that can significantly impact project success. Agile methodologies, with their emphasis on collaboration, communication within teams, and engagement with stakeholders, including top management, are instrumental in aligning project objectives, identifying potential risks, and resolving issues promptly. This study provides empirical insights into the risk management practices of agile practitioners in Malaysia, which can equip software development organizations with valuable knowledge for informed decision-making. By enhancing project outcomes and guiding future strategic actions, the findings of this study can contribute to the improvement of agile risk management in the software development industry, particularly in the Malaysian context.

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提高敏捷项目的成功率:马来西亚从业人员风险管理方法综合研究
风险管理(RM)在软件开发领域的项目管理中发挥着重要作用。随着信息技术(IT)系统在各行各业变得越来越重要,IT 项目不断面临失败率,有效的项目管理变得至关重要。然而,风险管理方法的使用并未得到广泛考虑,特别是在马来西亚。本研究旨在调查马来西亚的软件从业人员是如何实施风险管理的,并发现可以在敏捷环境下加强风险管理的策略。本研究的重点是将方法论有限地融入风险管理实践,这在软件风险领域造成了差距。成功的风险管理对于软件项目的成功至关重要,本研究的结果可为软件开发组织提供见解,帮助其做出明智决策并改善项目成果。通过采用定量方法和改编问卷,这项综合研究收集了 60 名从业人员的数据,并进行了描述性分析,以确定对项目绩效有重大潜在影响的关键风险因素。研究结果强调了这些会对项目成功产生重大影响的风险因素。敏捷方法强调团队内部的协作和沟通,以及与包括高层管理人员在内的利益相关者的接触,这有助于协调项目目标、识别潜在风险并及时解决问题。本研究对马来西亚敏捷实践者的风险管理实践进行了实证分析,为软件开发组织做出明智决策提供了宝贵的知识。通过提高项目成果和指导未来的战略行动,本研究的结论可为改进软件开发行业的敏捷风险管理做出贡献,尤其是在马来西亚。
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