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    Agile software development practices in remote working contexts : a systematic literature review
    (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-12) Ibrahim, Mohamed Zaakir; Parry, Douglas; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Information Science.
    ENGLISH SUMMARY: Agile software development in today’s organisations has become increasingly remote-oriented. The accelerated adoption of global software development and enterprise social media in remote working contexts has been shown to have the potential to alleviate remote work challenges in the software industry, particularly since the inception of the Covid-19 pandemic. Media and tools pose profound implications for agile methods and practices in distributed agile software development. The objective of this study is to explore the agile practices, tools, roles, and unique challenges that describe project management in the context of global software development. Three key aspects of agile global software development are focused on: agile methods, agile practices and, the various distribution scenarios in which development occurs. Previously studies have focused on reporting the successful application of agile practices and distribution scenarios in global software development. However, less focus has been placed on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on agile global software development practices in general. In this study, a systematic review approach is adopted in order to update research in this domain and gather the data necessary to further understand the usage of agile methods and practices in various remote working scenarios. In this regard, the review consisted of identifying portals to search for relevant papers using the Stellenbosch University library. Through a systematic review process these selected and studied papers provided a number of useful themes describing many aspects of agile software development in remote working contexts, relating to agile methods, practices, and the challenges thereof. Synthesizing all of the themes, the main contribution of this study to this domain is the finding that team members in global software development were faced with similar challenges when collaborating remotely with communication media. In addition to this, this study identified that Scrum-orientated practices, and Scrum methods and Scrum in combination with other agile methods remained the most frequently adopted in remote working contexts. Ultimately, given that this project represents the continuation of an ongoing research tradition in this domain, this project provides a mile-marker for the current state of agile methods in the context of global software development. Current trends are identified, explained, and compared to the recent past, with open questions framed for future investigation.