MBIS602: Individual Prolog

Java Python MBIS602: Individual Assignment

(Worth 20% of the final grade)

Due Week 7,  15th  Sep, 11:59pm

Overview: Students are required to prepare a review of a case study, based on ONE of the experience report paps from the Agile Alliance Experience Reports. The website comprehensively provides Agile-related cases in a wide range of topics.  You may choose a report on the topic of “Agile at work”, “Process”, “Technical Practice”, “Transformation” and Agile conference “XP2023” .

The aim of the review essay is to

(i)         Identify a key problem, issue or practice related to the agile system/software development approach described in the experience report, and

(ii)        analyse and present the current practice and state of research on the issue and

(iii)       given the benefit of hindsight, provide your insights and reflections (or recommendations) on what the organisation should do (or should have done) to avoid or minimise the problem, irrespective of what they actually did.

Your analysis (iii) should also recognise and explain any open issues that may arise from your recommendations.

Assignment Guidelines

Step 1: You may find the experience reports at (See:

https://www.agilealliance.org/resources/experience-reports/). You choose ONE of the reports in 2022 or 2023.

Step 2: Experience Report/Case:

provide an executive summary of the experience report (~500 words), outlining in your own words:

•    Who the organisation is, what they are trying to do, and why (e.g. what issue are they trying to address with the project, or what are the drivers), Why you are interested in the report.

•    Select ONE of the issues or problems that the company faced during the project – briefly explain what the problem was, what they did and what was the outcome

Note: Please clearly indicate the name of the experience report you are working on. Put the link of the experience report of your choice in the first line of your executive summary.

Step 3: Viewpoint and Analysis

Viewpoint: Focusing on the problem, issue, activity or task that you have selected, place yourself in the role of the author of the case or a key decision-maker in the context (as appropriate)

Next, you are to probe deeply into the problem/issue you identified and review and analyse the literature/ current practice on the topic/problem area. Use the literature to help you to better understand the situation faced, e.g. how the problem may have come about, how effective their actions to address it may have been, other issues that may (or did) arise from the actions taken, etc.

Based on your insights from the case, the literature, current practice etc., make recommendations to the organisation, as to what you believe they should do (irrespective of what they actually did), or how they could have avoided or minimised the issue/problem. Your recommendation MUST be thoroughly supported by your reflection on the case, the literature and current state of practice, your knowledge of AGILE etc. Your viewpoints and analysis should reflect your understanding of agile values and principles  Please also note any open issues.

Step 4: Prepare your case analysis.

Your case analysis paper will essentially comprise

(1) An Summary of the experience report,

(2) Clear identification of the selected issue/problem/activity/task/project followed by a critical review based on the case context and insights from the literature/current practice, and

(3) Your recommendations on how the issue might have been avoided, minimised, or addressed.

In other words, your essay should provide a critical review/analysis and discussion of the issue by combining the case study experience with the insights, prior research, recommendations or findings of various authors.

Finally, in concluding your paper, identify and explain any open issues. This may revolve around what we do not know, or potential consequences as a result of the recommended actions.

(Note:for the purpose of this assignment, you do not need to resolve open or secondary issues)

Assignment Preparation

For your analysis, you are encouraged to include at least five articles that are significant to your issue/problem, that is, you have assessed them as having made a significant contribution(s) to the understanding of the main issue/problem, its causes, consequences and possible solutions, etc.

Your list of references must include peer-reviewed journals/publications. It is preferable that the sources used have been published within the last 5-10 years, but it is recognised that there is a lot of good work published prior. Articles may also be sourced from reputable practitioner publications/forums and whitepapers. To ensure a good balance of sources, it is suggested that at least 30-50% of your references come from academic (peer- reviewed) sources.

Format. Your submission should be word-processed, Times New Roman 12pt, 1.5 spacing, leaving room for handwritten comments. The report should include an informative title, The main body of the report (excluding the title, abstract, and references) should be no more than 2,500 words in length (including the executive summary – limit this to 500 words).

DO NOT include a table of contents. Also, use headings and sub-headings sparingly, i.e., only when necessary for separating key sections in your paper (See Assignment Guidelines - Step 4, above)

You must also include a list of all the references used in the submission. Secondary citations are discouraged unless the citation is very important to your review. Your reference list should follow the APA style. This is included in Endnotes.

Plagiarism. Please be aware of and review the ACIS course policies on plagiarism (See LEARN). Your essay will be checked by Turnitin.

Using AI. AI tools should NOT be used for content generation of this assessment