Book chapter 2015

Learning organisation approach to software project management: Promoting knowledge transformation and interprofessionalism through crowd-funded agile development

Achieving Enterprise Agility through Innovative Software Development
Journal · pp. 115-140
Abstract

This chapter explores how a learning organisation differs from a teaching organisation, such as that each person holds responsibility for their own learning, yet are supported and guided by those who wish to help them further their personal development. This chapter aims to develop a software project management methodology, based on existing approaches, which can accommodate all people, regardless of ability. The model developed, called the C2-Tech-S2 approach, is specifically designed for projects that use crowd-funding and agile development, particularly in environments based around the Cloud. A pilot study is carried out to demonstrate the 'technology' stage of this model for assessment using the 'support' stage. This finds that all stages of the model need to be applied in a project, because on their own the stages may not produce the most effective outcomes in terms of increased participation. © 2015, IGI Global. All rights reserved.

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education Project management Pilot studies Personal development Agile development Knowledge transformation Software project management
Author Affiliations
Centre for Research into Online Communities and E-Learning Systems, Swansea, United Kingdom, BCS - The Chartered Institute for IT, Royal Anthropological Institute, London, United Kingdom
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