Reviewing Commonalities between Agile Software Development Methodology and Grounded Theory Methodology

15 Pages Posted: 6 Feb 2019

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Sandip Mukhopadhyay

Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Ghaziabad

Rajen Gupta

Management Development Institute

Date Written: January 31, 2019

Abstract

Agile development method has attracted widespread corporate and academic attention as the limitations of traditional software development method become apparent. Similarly focusing on inductive knowledge creation, grounded theory method has achieved seminal status in social science. But there is no attempt so far to identify synergies between these two popular methodologies of diverse fields, so that social science researchers can benefit by using principles and practices of agile methodology. This paper identifies the similarities between these two methods in terms of the underlying philosophy as well as important practices. Focusing on these similarities, multiple recommendations regarding enriching grounded theory method with components of agile methodologies were made. The paper serves as an initial work on an important emerging methodology debate, which need to be further explored, enhanced and detailed.

Keywords: Agile Methodology, Grounded Theory Method, Inductive, Research Methodology, Scrum, Iterative

JEL Classification: M15

Suggested Citation

Mukhopadhyay, Sandip and Gupta, Rajen, Reviewing Commonalities between Agile Software Development Methodology and Grounded Theory Methodology (January 31, 2019). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3326376 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3326376

Sandip Mukhopadhyay (Contact Author)

Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Ghaziabad

Raj Nagar
Delhi NCR
Ghaziabad, UT 201001 201001
India

Rajen Gupta

Management Development Institute ( email )

Faculty Block, B3
P.O. Box 60, Sukhrali, Mehrauli Gurgaon Road
Gurgaon, Haryana 122001
India

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