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Ahmad, M. O., Rohunen, A., Raulamo-Jurvanen, P., Antecedents to achieve Kanban optimum benefits in software companies, ICSEA 2019, The Fourteenth International Conference on Software Engineering Advances, 2308-4235, p. 147-153

Antecedents to achieve Kanban optimum benefits in software companies

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Author: Ahmad, Muhammad Ovais1,2; Rohunen, Anna3; Raulamo-Jurvanen, Päivi4
Organizations: 1Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics, Department of Software Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland
2Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Karlstad University, Sweden
3Center for Ubiquitous Computing, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
4M3S Research Unit, University of Oulu, Finland. Oulu, Finland
Format: article
Version: published version
Access: open
Online Access: PDF Full Text (PDF, 0.2 MB)
Persistent link: http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe2020040914187
Language: English
Published: IARIA, 2019
Publish Date: 2020-04-09
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Abstract

In 2004, Kanban successfully entered into the Agile and Lean realm. Since then software companies have been increasingly using it in software development teams. The goal of this study is to perform an empirical investigation on antecedents considered as important for achieving optimum benefits of Kanban use and to discuss the practical implications of the findings. We conducted an online survey with software professionals from the Lean Software Development LinkedIn community to investigate the importance of antecedents of using Kanban for achieving optimum benefits. Our study reveals that subjective norm, organizational support, ease of use, Kanban use experience and training are the antecedents for achieving expected benefits of Kanban. The potential benefits of Kanban use can only be realized when the key antecedents are not only identified, but also infused across an organization. When managing the transition to or using Kanban, practitioners need to adapt their strategies on the extent of various antecedents, a few identified in this study.

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Series: International Conference on Software Engineering Advances
ISSN: 2308-4235
ISSN-E: 2308-4235
ISSN-L: 2308-4235
ISBN Print: 978-1-61208-752-8
Pages: 147 - 153
Host publication: ICSEA 2019, The Fourteenth International Conference on Software Engineering Advances
Host publication editor: Lavazza, Luigi
Mannaert, Herwig
Kavi, Krishna
Conference: International Conference on Software Engineering Advances
Type of Publication: A4 Article in conference proceedings
Field of Science: 113 Computer and information sciences
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Copyright information: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2019.