The Impact of Agile Methodologies on the Quality of Information Systems: Factors Shaping Strategic Adoption of Agile Practices

@article{Kendall2010TheIO,
  title={The Impact of Agile Methodologies on the Quality of Information Systems: Factors Shaping Strategic Adoption of Agile Practices},
  author={Kenneth E. Kendall and Su Kong and Julie E. Kendall},
  journal={Int. J. Strateg. Decis. Sci.},
  year={2010},
  volume={1},
  pages={41-56}
}
Systems developers and IT project managers who apply agile methods for developing information systems (IS) subscribe to a set of values and principles. This adherence to a set of values and principles, along with a passion or fervor surrounding the agile philosophy, made us question whether the adoption of agile methodologies has an effect on information systems built, and in particular, the quality of the IS developed. In this paper we construct a conceptual model, conduct a survey of software… 
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