{"title":"From Group Psychology to Software Engineering Research to Automotive R&D: Measuring Team Development at Volvo Cars","authors":"Lucas Gren, Christian Jacobsson","doi":"arxiv-2409.11778","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"From 2019 to 2022, Volvo Cars successfully translated our research\ndiscoveries regarding group dynamics within agile teams into widespread\nindustrial practice. We wish to illuminate the insights gained through the\nprocess of garnering support, providing training, executing implementation, and\nsustaining a tool embraced by approximately 700 teams and 9,000 employees. This\ntool was designed to empower agile teams and propel their internal development.\nOur experiences underscore the necessity of comprehensive team training, the\ncultivation of a cadre of trainers across the organization, and the creation of\na novel software solution. In essence, we deduce that an automated concise\nsurvey tool, coupled with a repository of actionable strategies, holds\nremarkable potential in fostering the maturation of agile teams, but we also\nshare many of the challenges we encountered during the implementation.","PeriodicalId":501278,"journal":{"name":"arXiv - CS - Software Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"arXiv - CS - Software Engineering","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/arxiv-2409.11778","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
From 2019 to 2022, Volvo Cars successfully translated our research
discoveries regarding group dynamics within agile teams into widespread
industrial practice. We wish to illuminate the insights gained through the
process of garnering support, providing training, executing implementation, and
sustaining a tool embraced by approximately 700 teams and 9,000 employees. This
tool was designed to empower agile teams and propel their internal development.
Our experiences underscore the necessity of comprehensive team training, the
cultivation of a cadre of trainers across the organization, and the creation of
a novel software solution. In essence, we deduce that an automated concise
survey tool, coupled with a repository of actionable strategies, holds
remarkable potential in fostering the maturation of agile teams, but we also
share many of the challenges we encountered during the implementation.