Implementing Large-Scale Agile Frameworks: Challenges and Recommendations
This addresses organizational challenges in scaling agile practices, but it is incremental as it synthesizes existing case studies without introducing new methods.
The article identifies nine challenges in implementing large-scale agile frameworks like SAFe and Scrum-at-Scale based on 13 transformation cases over 15 years, and provides recommendations for practitioners and researchers.
Based on 13 agile transformation cases over 15 years, this article identifies nine challenges associated with implementing SAFe, Scrum-at-Scale, Spotify, LeSS, Nexus, and other mixed or customised large-scale agile frameworks. These challenges should be considered by organizations aspiring to pursue a large-scale agile strategy. This article also provides recommendations for practitioners and agile researchers.