Successful Implementation of Agile Practices in Norwegian Projects: A Case Study

Practitioners struggle with a lack of information on how to deal with common challenges of Agile practices within the Norwegian project context. Our thesis aims to present guidelines for the successful implementation of selected Agile practices in Norwegian projects. The selected practices are self-organized team, customer involvement, release planning, retrospectives, and stand-up meetings. Through a case study, we identify common challenges related to the implementation of these selected Agile practices in Norwegian projects and the strategies used to deal with them. Our multiple-case study consists of ten cases investigated through interviews. All cases are Norwegian projects. In our research, we identify a selection of challenges common across a variety of project types. Furthermore, we describe what strategies project participants use to deal with these challenges and discuss their e ectiveness. Conclusively, based on the identi ed common challenges and their associated strategies, we formulate guidelines for the successful implementation of the selected Agile practices in Norwegian projects. For practitioners, our study provides guidelines for how to deal with common implementation challenges. Strategies for both the project management and the team are presented. For researchers, our study presents challenges and strategies that need more attention.