Facing barriers to unlock large-scale agile benefits: exploring the mediating role of organizational readiness

IF 2.3 4区管理学 Q3 BUSINESS

International Journal of Managing Projects in Business Pub Date : 2024-09-17 DOI:10.1108/ijmpb-02-2024-0044

Paula de Oliveira Santos, Josivan Leite Alves, Marly Monteiro de Carvalho

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Abstract

Purpose

This aims to explore the relationship between the agile methods barriers in large-scale contexts and the benefits for business, team and product and process, exploring the organizational readiness (OR) mediating role.

Design/methodology/approach

We propose a theoretical model through survey-based research, applying partial least square structural equation modelling.

Findings

We confirmed that OR mediating effect on the relationship between agile methods barriers and team benefits. We operationalized OR in a broader context that embeds the strategic alignment of large-scale agile implementation, considering variables such as organizational structure and culture.

Research limitations/implications

The data are cross-sectional rather than longitudinal, which limits temporal interpretations of the associations between agile methods and organizational issues.

Practical implications

The findings offer a way forward for organizations already using or planning to implement agile management to understand the pathway towards achieving the expected benefits. Our study also unveils the importance of looking at OR when implementing such a complex change in management from traditional to large-scale contexts.

Originality/value

Our results show the significant and positive influence of agile method on all three benefit variables (team, business, product and processes). Furthermore, we identified the significant and positive mediating role of OR on the relationship between agile method and team benefits.

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面对障碍，释放大规模敏捷效益：探索组织准备的中介作用

设计/方法/途径我们通过基于调查的研究提出了一个理论模型，并应用偏最小二乘法结构方程建模。研究结果我们证实了组织准备度（OR）对敏捷方法障碍和团队收益之间关系的中介作用。我们在更广泛的背景下对OR进行了操作化，其中包含了大规模敏捷实施的战略调整，并考虑了组织结构和文化等变量。研究局限性/影响数据是横截面的而非纵向的，这限制了对敏捷方法与组织问题之间关联的时间解释。原创性/价值我们的研究结果表明，敏捷方法对所有三个效益变量（团队、业务、产品和流程）都有显著的积极影响。此外，我们还发现 OR 在敏捷方法与团队效益之间的关系中发挥着重要而积极的中介作用。

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International Journal of Managing Projects in Business Multiple-

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7.00

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14.80%

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期刊介绍： The International Journal of Managing Projects in Business seeks to advance the theory, research and practice of all aspects of project management. IJMPB is looking for top quality theoretical and empirical research with the aims of: promoting the understanding of project management and; encouraging the publication of novel project management insights using multidisciplinary approaches rooted in social sciences. The journal provides a much-needed resource involved in project management by exploring new avenues not often addressed in the field of project management.