The Risks of Agile Methods in the Context of Digital Transformation

Abstract

This paper highlights the main elements of a doctoral research regarding the risks of agile methods in the context of digital transformation. The actual innovative times are conducting organizations to roll and improve their processes by using digital practices in an agile pattern. Turning projects teams to adapt agile methods in different scopes are aiming to improve the quality, to deliver excellent customer value and to drive velocity. If in the last years, innovation slowly entered the market, but it did not provide credibility that someday it will monopolize the organizational processes, the actual days are convincing skeptics that it is mandatory to digitalize the processes to compete the market. Therefore, organizations are strongly involved in the process of usage the agile methods. Though, one of the main project management activity is thought-out the risk management which in the agile methodology is related as well to risk prioritization. There are several risks areas that should be taken into consideration by projects teams before toiling the agile path. The aim of this study is to provide a theoretical framework for further studies on the risks of agile methods used by organizations, in the context of innovation usage. Based on a total of 100 publications, including recognized publishers, in this study we strive to provide a holistic overview on current risks of agile methods and possible risk prevention methods for organizations.

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