The influence of agile practices on performance in software engineering teams: A subgroup perspective

Leonard Przybilla, Manuel Wiesche, Helmut Krcmar

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Abstract

This research explores the influence of the agile practices daily stand-ups and retrospectives on negative effects of subgroups, i.e. of having several smaller groups within a team, on group conflict, satisfaction, and performance. Based on extant literature in agile software development (ASD) and group research, a model of effects of ASD practices and the constructs elaboration, i.e. direct sharing, of information and team reflexivity, i.e. how much teams reflect on processes and outcomes, is developed and assessed using a survey of agile teams. Previous findings on negative effects of subgroups on conflict and satisfaction are corroborated in an agile setting. Retrospectives enhance team reflexivity and elaboration of information. As expected, elaboration of information significantly attenuates effects on conflict. Surprisingly, reflexivity is seen to further exacerbate the negative effects of perceived subgroups on conflict and satisfaction.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSIGMIS-CPR 2018 - Proceedings of the 2018 ACM SIGMIS Conference on Computers and People Research
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery, Inc
Pages33-40
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9781450357685
DOIs
StatePublished - 18 Jun 2018
Event2018 ACM SIGMIS Conference on Computers and People Research, SIGMIS-CPR 2018 - Buffalo-Niagara Falls, United States
Duration: 18 Jun 201820 Jun 2018

Publication series

NameSIGMIS-CPR 2018 - Proceedings of the 2018 ACM SIGMIS Conference on Computers and People Research

Conference

Conference2018 ACM SIGMIS Conference on Computers and People Research, SIGMIS-CPR 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBuffalo-Niagara Falls
Period18/06/1820/06/18

Keywords

  • Agile software development
  • Daily stand-up
  • Retrospective
  • Subgroups
  • Team dynamics

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