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Abstract
Context
Agile methodology has emerged as a fundamental framework guiding software development projects, emphasizing values and principles for achieving successful project outcomes. Despite the widespread recognition of the importance of agile principles, there remains a gap in empirical research investigating their actual impact on agile project success.
Objective
This research aims to examine the relationship between agile principles and project outcomes and provide empirical evidence supporting the importance of agile principles in achieving success in agile software development (ASD) projects.
Method
A total of 298 Agile project practitioners participated in an online survey between August and September 2023 to test this study's research model using the partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) method.
Results
We find a significant relationship between adopting agile principles and project success, with regular delivery, technical excellence, team member proactivity, and customer collaboration showing the highest impact on Agile project success. However, process simplicity was found not to be significant in the study.
Conclusions
Our analysis verifies the importance of Agile principles and suggests areas for further study to successfully understand their impact on Agile projects. The findings contribute to the ongoing discourse on agile principles and their impact on software development project success, opening avenues for future research and the refinement of agile methodologies. These insights could assist organizations in optimizing Agile practices and decision-making, leading to more successful and efficient software development projects.
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Information and Software Technology is the international archival journal focusing on research and experience that contributes to the improvement of software development practices. The journal''s scope includes methods and techniques to better engineer software and manage its development. Articles submitted for review should have a clear component of software engineering or address ways to improve the engineering and management of software development. Areas covered by the journal include:
• Software management, quality and metrics,
• Software processes,
• Software architecture, modelling, specification, design and programming
• Functional and non-functional software requirements
• Software testing and verification & validation
• Empirical studies of all aspects of engineering and managing software development
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The journal encourages and welcomes submissions of systematic literature studies (reviews and maps) within the scope of the journal. Information and Software Technology is the premiere outlet for systematic literature studies in software engineering.
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