Next Level of Product Development - Impact of allowed agility on perceived performance of product development processes

Increasing effects of volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity, also known as VUCA14 lead to higher requirements in product development processes. This work uses qualitative interviews which are analysed according to the Mayring's method23,24 to explore the impact of allowed agility on...

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Published in:Advances in management (Indore, India) India), 2021-09, Vol.14 (3), p.39-59
Main Authors: Ronald, Busse, Ali, Abdeluahid
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Circular economy
Cost control
Methods
Product development
Profits
Project management
Software
Software development
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Summary:Increasing effects of volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity, also known as VUCA14 lead to higher requirements in product development processes. This work uses qualitative interviews which are analysed according to the Mayring's method23,24 to explore the impact of allowed agility on the perceived performance of product development processes in the area of German non-software products developed. In particular, it is about the impact of agile methods on the three classical project management key performance indicators: time, cost and quality.Furthermore, the role of the organisation in this interaction is examined. Despite organisational obstacles, a clear increase in product quality and scope was perceived. As agile methods in their raw form are not time and cost-optimisation methods, no significant savings could be identified. Follow-up researches could investigate deeper the most inhibiting and supporting factors in order to achieve better integration of agile methods in large organisations.
ISSN:0974-2611
2278-4551