Implementing Large-Scale Agile Frameworks: Challenges and Recommendations

TL;DR

This paper analyzes 13 case studies over 15 years to identify key challenges in implementing large-scale agile frameworks like SAFe and Scrum-at-Scale, offering practical recommendations for organizations and researchers.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive list of nine challenges in large-scale agile implementation and offers tailored recommendations based on extensive real-world cases.

Findings

Identified nine common challenges in large-scale agile adoption

Provided practical recommendations for overcoming these challenges

Synthesized insights from 13 case studies over 15 years

Abstract

Based on 13 agile transformation cases over 15 years, this article identifies nine challenges associated with implementing SAFe, Scrum-at-Scale, Spotify, LeSS, Nexus, and other mixed or customised large-scale agile frameworks. These challenges should be considered by organizations aspiring to pursue a large-scale agile strategy. This article also provides recommendations for practitioners and agile researchers.