Agile Methodologies in Software Development: A Study of Effective Management Strategies for Companies in the Digital Era
摘要
In recent years, the market has been experiencing great shocks like coronavirus pandemic. Crisis times significantly change market conditions, and companies have to adapt very quickly in order to keep up with new features and survive in the market. A large number of companies go bankrupt in times of crisis; the main reason is that the way companies are managed does not allow them to quickly change the direction of development, listen to other people’s opinions, or develop new business strategies, perhaps they did not have enough flexibility. Many different studies describe how agile technologies are applied at different levels, such as effective HR, or only in certain types of companies, such as healthcare, and there are almost no such that describe a completely new approach to management that allows flexibility at all levels, as much as possible. This study attempted to find a way to manage that would suit a large number of companies that combines all the best practices for using agile methods, as well as to determine how satisfied employees are with the chosen methods of various companies. An unusual management method was considered—holacracy, it was determined how this approach differs from the others, what are the advantages and disadvantages, whether the strengths of holacracy allow you to build an effective business. Data were collected from various companies that use different management methods in order to determine on their basis how satisfied the employees are with the company, how easy it is for the company to change the development vector. Based on the collected data and the conducted interviews, recommendations were made that could make the company’s work more efficient and their employees more satisfied with their work.