Agile Project Management Practice and Challenges: In the Case of CoreIt Project at Starcom Network Solutions PLC
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2022-07
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Addis Ababa University
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This research is a study based on CoreIT project. Its main focus of study is the identification of challenges that arise in agile project management approach. In parallel, the study assesses the agile practice at Starcom. A brief literature review is presented to define the context of agile. It contains agile definition, its concepts, values and known problems. On top of that, an empirical review was conducted to review what research has been done on the subject. Since the study is a descriptive research, it follows a descriptive approach in its questionnaire design and data analysis tools. Data gathering methodology was a classical one: primary data from the project team and secondary data from the developed software and the product log were gathered. A questionnaire consisting of Likert scale was distributed to the project team members (48 out of 53 responded). 34 questions divided in three categories were presented in a 7 option Likert scale. Gathered data was later analyzed using descriptive statistics measurements like data frequency, central tendency, and dispersion. Data analysis suggests there is good agile practice at Starcom, but challenges lie in CoreIT software development, and they have affected the outcome of the project, time wise, cost wise, and scope wise. The recommendations are directed toward a hybrid system of waterfall and agile methodology, as it brings together the strength of each methodology: control and flexibility.
Keywords: agile practice, challenges, hybrid, project management