The impact of agile project management methodologies on software development and project success rates

Authors

Poonia, Mukesh

Issue Date

2024

Degree

Master of Business Administration (MBA) Project Management

Publisher

Dublin Business School

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Abstract

This research has focused on analysing the impacts of agile method in case of project management for software development and its success rates. Considering the differential impact of agile methods on construction projects due to different levels of implementation, this research has applied a survey method to collect data from 74 respondents from the construction sector by using convenience sampling technique. Frequency analysis and statistical analysis have been done in this research and it is found that agile practices can improve project quality with burndown charts in sprints, increasing flexibility, developing team communication guidelines, and others. The statistical outcomes of the results have also supported these findings and presented that agile project management method has a significant impact on the software project development and it helps in improving success rates.