Towards a framework for shared understanding and shared commitment in agile distributed ISD project teams

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dc.contributor.authorMcCarthy, Stephen
dc.contributor.authorO'Raghallaigh, Paidi
dc.contributor.authorFitzgerald, Ciara
dc.contributor.authorAdam, Frédéric
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-22T09:05:05Z
dc.date.available2019-05-22T09:05:05Z
dc.date.issued2019-06
dc.date.updated2019-05-22T08:54:06Z
dc.description.abstractAgile distributed Information Systems Development (ISD) is an innately social process in which distributed team members must continuously interact to develop new IT solutions. Existing literature suggests that shared understanding and shared commitment are essential for the effective functioning of agile distributed ISD project teams; however, the factors that shape the emergence of these two phenomena remain elusive. In this paper, we seek to develop a framework for investigating the interplay of factors that shape shared understanding and shared commitment during agile distributed ISD project team interactions. We draw on in-depth case study findings from an agile distributed ISD project called the “CHP project” which involved team members from diverse backgrounds such as academia, healthcare, and industry. The study reveals that shared understanding and shared commitment in agile distributed project teams are shaped by the dynamic interplay between macro-level (contextual) and micro-level (localised) factors. In particular, we find that diverse macro-level structures, identities, and cultures interplay with the micro-level vision, approach, and means of the project to impact shared understanding and shared commitment. Empirical findings also suggest that the absence of shared understanding and shared commitment can sometimes be constructive as conflict allows team members to air differences of opinion.en
dc.description.statusNot peer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationMcCarthy, S., O'Raghallaigh, P., Fitzgerald, C. and Adam, F. (2019) 'Towards a Framework for Shared Understanding and Shared Commitment in Agile Distributed ISD Project Teams', ECIS 2019, Proceedings of the 27th European Conference on Information Systems, Stockholm & Uppsala, Sweden, 08-14 June.en
dc.identifier.endpage15en
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-7336325-0-8
dc.identifier.journaltitleECIS 2019, Proceedings of the 27th European Conference on Information Systemsen
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/7960
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherAIS Electronic Library (AISeL)en
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the 27th European Conference on Information Systems
dc.relation.urihttps://aisel.aisnet.org/ecis2019_rp/83
dc.rights© 2019 the authors. This material is brought to you by the ECIS 2019 Proceedings at AIS Electronic Library (AISeL). It has been accepted for inclusion in Research Papers by an authorized administrator of AIS Electronic Library (AISeL).en
dc.subjectInformation Systems Development (ISD)en
dc.subjectAgileen
dc.subjectDistributed project teamsen
dc.subjectShared understandingen
dc.subjectShared commitmenten
dc.subjectIn-depth case studyen
dc.subjectBusiness information systemsen
dc.titleTowards a framework for shared understanding and shared commitment in agile distributed ISD project teamsen
dc.typeConference itemen
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