Context Large project overruns and overtime work have been reported in the software
industry, resulting in additional expense for companies and personal issues for developers …

Nowadays, Scrum is the most used Agile Methodology, while the Lean-Kanban approach is
perhaps the fastest growing AM. On the other hand, traditional, waterfall-like approaches are …

The selection of an appropriate development methodology is a critical strategic decision
when managing a New Product Development (NPD) project. However, accurately estimating …

While Agile software development has many advocates, acceptance in the government and
defense sectors has been limited. To address questions of meanings to the term “Agile,” we …

Cloud Computing (CC) is a technological phenomenon that is becoming more and more
important. Also Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) can increase their competitiveness …

Improvement in agile software development will not be achieved without considering that
there is a large number of factors affecting agile teamwork productivity. The objective of this …

While the existing research has mainly investigated a project management's static view, this
contribution aims at discussing the impacts of projects' structure and dynamics on their …

El presente trabajo presenta una línea de investigación que tiene por objetivo general la
elaboración e implementación de un modelo que permita simular la metodología de gestión …

This dissertation and the related research would not have been possible without the support
of many people in my environment. I therefore want to thank everyone involved for their help …

Abstract Dr. Kim van Oorschot introduced a dynamic model to simulate Agile Software
Development. This thesis study is aimed at applying the System Dynamics modeling …