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Impact of the agile software development methodology on employee motivation

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dc.contributor.advisor Gamage, C
dc.contributor.author Gunawardena, SS
dc.date.accessioned 2016-06-25T04:56:31Z
dc.date.available 2016-06-25T04:56:31Z
dc.date.issued 2016-06-25
dc.identifier.citation Gunawardena, S.S. (2010). Impact of the agile software development methodology on employee motivation [Master's theses, University of Moratuwa]. Institutional Repository University of Moratuwa. http://dl.lib.mrt.ac.lk/handle/123/11811
dc.identifier.uri http://dl.lib.mrt.ac.lk/handle/123/11811
dc.description.abstract The Agile Software Development process is becoming more popular in the software industry and a lot of software development firms are adopting Agile in recent times. Having a motivated workforce benefit organizations in several ways as motivation affects project productivity, software quality and project's overall success. According to current literature, there have not been any empirical researches done to see the impact of Agile Software Development Methodology on employee motivation in the Sri Lankan context. Therefore, this study performs an in depth analysis of the impact of Agile Software Development on employee motivation. Based on existing literature, several dimensions were identified to measure the Agile process and employee motivation. Then a questionnaire was distributed and the interviewing method was used to gather data to capture the extent Agile is practiced in organizations and the motivation level of employees. Correlation analysis and regression analysis were done to analyze how several Agile practices each related to employee motivation. The results revealed that Common Software Engineering Best Practices Applicable to Agile, Scrumbased Project Management Practices, Agile Product Delivery Management Practices and People Management Practices have a strong positive relationship with employee motivation. The study concludes with recommendations of best practices to follow when adopting Agile. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.subject COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING-THESIS
dc.subject BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY- THESIS
dc.subject SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT-AGILE
dc.subject Employee Motivation
dc.title Impact of the agile software development methodology on employee motivation en_US
dc.type Thesis-Abstract en_US
dc.identifier.faculty Engineering en_US
dc.identifier.degree MBA en_US
dc.identifier.department Department of Computer Science & Engineering en_US
dc.date.accept 2010
dc.identifier.accno 105043 en_US


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