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Governance of Software Development: The Transition to Agile Scenario

Governance of Software Development: The Transition to Agile Scenario
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Author(s): Yael Dubinsky (IBM Haifa Research Lab, Israel), Avi Yaeli (IBM Haifa Research Lab, Israel), Yishai Feldman (IBM Haifa Research Lab, Israel), Emmanuel Zarpas (IBM Haifa Research Lab, Israel)and Gil Nechushtai (IBM Haifa Research Lab, Israel)
Copyright: 2009
Pages: 19
Source title: Information Technology Governance and Service Management: Frameworks and Adaptations
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Aileen Cater-Steel (University of Southern Queensland, Australia)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-008-0.ch015

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Abstract

Governance is the exercise of control and direction over a subject such as a society, an organization, processes, or artifacts, by using laws and policies that are defined, deployed, and executed. In this chapter we develop this definition into a formal conceptual model that can be applied to a variety of governance domains. At the heart of this model lies the concept of the governance solution and its lifecycle. The governance solution embodies the set of mechanisms—decision rights, policies, controls, and measurements—applied to a governance scope in order to achieve some governance goals. As part of the lifecycle, the effectiveness of the governance solution is measured, and corrections and alignments are made as necessary. We demonstrate how this model can be applied to multiple governance domains by providing examples from IT governance as well as software-development governance. We conclude by providing a detailed scenario in the software-development governance space, which looks at large software organizations undergoing transition to agile development methodology. We further demonstrate how the governance model is instantiated and evolved in the context of this scenario.

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