Influence of organisational culture in the adoption of agile

Abstract: With the increasing rate of globalisation and customer expectations, organisations are adopting agile management methodologies. With the growing rate of adoption of agile methodologies, there must be value in using such methods. Findings show that one of the reasons why organisations use agile methodologies is the fact that it allows them to be flexible and enable them to meet increasing customer expectations. Further advantages of agile have been investigated; however, it was found that if the organisational culture is counter that of the agile principles the use of agile methodologies can cause more harm than good, and the culture, shall pose a hindrance to the use and adoption of agile methodologies. As organisational culture is an influential element in the successful implementation and adoption of agile methods, this investigation shall be to determine whether: the department in question has an organisational culture, which is conducive to the realisation of the benefits from the use of agile management methodologies. With the investigation of the culture present in the department, the department will be to able to make informed decisions on the use of agile principles with other projects going forward and thus resulting in a better outcome for the organisation and its customers. ..M.Ing. (Engineering Management