Making Software Teams Effective: How Agile Practices lead to Project Effectiveness through Socio-Psychological Mechanisms
Chaehan So, Wolfgang Schöll · 2008
This study uses an organizational psychology lens to gain a fundamental understanding of how Agile Practices positively influence socio-psychological mechanisms that lead to a successful project. The theoretical framework of this study is based on a causal model of teamwork derived from innovation research with the major constructs of coordination capability and knowledge growth. We will investigate the impact of Agile Practices on these constructs through well-researched teamwork variables such as goal commitment and social support, and by the new constructs adaptivity and open communication. We will then determine the impact of these constructs on project performance. In addition, we will analyze the moderating effect of team autonomy on the relationship between coordination capability and project performance. The quantitative field study will be conducted in Nov 2008 and targets a sample size of 60 agile projects.