AGILE: ADVANTAGES, DISADVANTAGES, ENABLERS, AND BARRIERS

• Pearl Lutwama Department of Engineering and Technology Management, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1042-0024
• Mihlali Dlulane Department of Engineering and Technology Management, University of Pretoria, South Africa https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0435-5768
• Thiveshan Pillay Department of Engineering and Technology Management, University of Pretoria, South Africa https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9475-5689
• Ferdinand Senam Hassan Department of Engineering and Technology Management, University of Pretoria, South Africa https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2171-1332
• Schalk Grobbelaar 5Department of Engineering and Technology Management, University of Pretoria, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8148-2440

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7166/35-4-3058

Abstract

This scoping review provides an expanded view of the Agile methodology in the software industry - an iterative, incremental project management framework that is renowned for its use in software development. Research questions covering the advantages, disadvantages, enablers, and barriers to Agile were formulated to analyse accepted research papers from 2019 to 2023. Notable overlapping findings were found in the 25 studies that were included. The results revealed that human factors such as communication, conflict resolution, and understanding Agile are essential to the successful implementation of Agile software development.