The Structural Misalignment of Agile in Global Software Development

Description

This dataset contains survey responses collected to investigate the effectiveness of Agile Software Development (ASD) practices in Global Software Development (GSD) environments. The dataset comprises responses from software professionals regarding their demographic and professional characteristics, experience with software development projects, use of traditional and Agile process models, Agile adoption in global environments, hybrid development models, and perceived project and software quality outcomes. The dataset includes 32 valid survey responses and 74 variables. The questionnaire uses categorical, ordinal, Likert-scale, and open-ended questions. The survey examines factors including communication, coordination, time-zone differences, cultural differences, contextual issues, trust, knowledge sharing, team size, resources, hierarchical structures, and employee turnover. The dataset also evaluates the perceived effectiveness of Agile practices in improving functional requirements, reliability, maintainability, performance, scalability, usability, customer satisfaction, defect reduction, collaboration, and software quality. In addition, respondents were asked about Agile project-management tools, collaboration tools, Agile ceremonies, DevOps-related practices, and contextual adaptation of Agile practices. The dataset is intended to support empirical research on Agile Software Development, Global Software Development, distributed software teams, software quality, Agile effectiveness, and organizational challenges. It may be useful for researchers conducting statistical analysis, comparative studies, exploratory analysis, or replication studies concerning Agile adoption and effectiveness in globally distributed software-development environments.

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• HITEC University

  Punjab, Rawalpindi

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