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Agile Project Management: Is Motivation Theory the Missing Link?

Agile Project Management: Is Motivation Theory the Missing Link?

Tomas Jansson
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 30
ISBN13: 9781466674738|ISBN10: 1466674733|EISBN13: 9781466674745
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-7473-8.ch007
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Jansson, Tomas. "Agile Project Management: Is Motivation Theory the Missing Link?." Modern Techniques for Successful IT Project Management, edited by Shang Gao and Lazar Rusu, IGI Global, 2015, pp. 138-167. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-7473-8.ch007

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Jansson, T. (2015). Agile Project Management: Is Motivation Theory the Missing Link?. In S. Gao & L. Rusu (Eds.), Modern Techniques for Successful IT Project Management (pp. 138-167). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-7473-8.ch007

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Jansson, Tomas. "Agile Project Management: Is Motivation Theory the Missing Link?." In Modern Techniques for Successful IT Project Management, edited by Shang Gao and Lazar Rusu, 138-167. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2015. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-7473-8.ch007

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Abstract

Agile project methods are said to encourage flexibility and efficiency in Information Systems Development projects. The questions of how, why, and in what contexts agile practices work remain to a large extent unanswered by research. The authors argue that contemporary theory on human motivation and creative work, such as the Self-Determination framework (Deci & Ryan, 1985) and the Progress Principle (Amabile & Kramer, 2011), should be applied in such research. Using the Progress Principle as the primary theoretical lens, the authors present an evaluation of one of the popular agile methods, namely Scrum (Schwaber, 2004). Findings from an ongoing research project on agile praxis indicate that the implementation of agile practices may be instrumental in fostering a motivational culture conducive to a heuristic as well as creative performance. This analytical approach contributes to a better understanding of the aspects of the agile practices that are critical to a useful implementation.

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