Abstract
This research is an exploratory study, which investigates how the use of three agile practices - the daily stand-up, iteration planning and iteration retrospective - may contribute to motivation or de-motivation in an agile team in two different European countries; namely Ireland and Sweden. Several studies recognize that motivation is an important issue in software development and have identified factors that motivate software developers. However, relatively little is known about motivation in an agile context or how agile practices may impact on team motivation. Seventeen individuals across two teams were interviewed. The results indicate that in both countries agile practices can contribute to team motivation and demotivation. This study hopes to make an important contribution towards research efforts in the area of motivation and agile software development by identifying factors that can contribute to and inhibit motivation in agile software development teams.
| Original language | English (Ireland) |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of 5th International Research Workshop on Information Technology Project Management |
| Place of Publication | St. Louis, Missouri, USA, December 11 |
| Publisher | Association for Information Systems AIS Electronic Library (AISeL) |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2010 |
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