Agile Readiness Measurement in Organizations using Agile Adoption Framework : A Case study on Indonesian Automotive Company

Abstract

Many organizations have adopted agile methodology in their project process and management to take advantage of benefits to organizations. The benefits are quicker good software quality, return of Investment, and customer satisfaction. For some organizations that have mature software development methodology using traditional approaches, they face some difficulties in adopting agile methodology. Instead of being successful in IT project implementation, the organization has failed in IT project, bad quality software, and running out of budget. The Organization conducted an agile readiness assessment using an agile adoption framework called SAMI (Sidky Agile Measurement Index) to know their agility level. Based on this assessment framework, there is a questionnaire which assesses the process for agile practices adoption in project and organization. Organization involved customer manager, IT manager, IT Section head and IT developers as respondents to fill in the questionnaire related to their experience in IT project. The assessment result mentioned that this organization has passed the criterias to continue the adoption, and agile adoption of project level is at level 3 (Effective), and organizational readiness level is at level 1 (Collaborative). To increase agility level up to maximum level at level 5 (Encompassing), Organization can choose to improve failed assessment items through follow up the recommendation or lower the expectation through reducing the project level into level 1, which is similar level to organization readiness. Knowing agility level in organization through assessment and proceed the recommendation, can increase agile level and ease agile adoption especially on software development in organization.