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How a 4-Day Work Week and Remote Work Affect Agile Software Development Teams

  • Context: Agile software development (ASD) sets social aspects like communication and collaboration in focus. Thus, one may assume that the specific work organization of companies impacts the work of ASD teams. A major change in work organization is the switch to a 4-day work week, which some companies investigated in experiments. Also, recent studies show that ASD teams are affected by the switch to remote work since the Covid 19 pandemic outbreak in 2020. Objective: Our study presents empirical findings on the effects on ASD teams operating remote in a 4-day work week organization. Method: We performed a qualitative single case study and conducted seven semi-structured interviews, observed 14 agile practices and screened eight project documents and protocols of agile practices. Results: We found, that the teams adapted the agile method in use due to the change to a 4-day work week environment and the switch to remote work. The productivity of the two ASD teams did not decrease. Although the stress level of the ASD team member increased due to the 4-day work week, we found that the job satisfaction of the individual ASD team members is affected positively. Finally, we point to affects on social facets of the ASD teams. Conclusion: The research community benefits from our results as the current state of research dealing with the effects of a 4-day work week on ASD teams is limited. Also, our findings provide several practical implications for ASD teams working remote in a 4-day work week.

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Author:Julia Topp, Jan Hendrik Hille, Michael NeumannORCiD, David Mötefindt
URN:urn:nbn:de:bsz:960-opus4-22060
DOI:https://doi.org/10.25968/opus-2206
DOI original:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94238-0_4
ISBN:978-3-030-94238-0
Parent Title (English):Lean and Agile Software Development. LASD 2022. (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing ; 438)
Publisher:Springer Nature
Document Type:Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Year of Completion:2022
Publishing Institution:Hochschule Hannover
Release Date:2023/01/16
Tag:4-day work week; Agile methods; Agile software development; Alternative work schedule; Remote work
GND Keyword:Agile Softwareentwicklung; Telearbeit; Viertagewoche
First Page:61
Last Page:77
Link to catalogue:1835144713
Institutes:Fakultät IV - Wirtschaft und Informatik
DDC classes:650 Management
Licence (German):License LogoUrheberrechtlich geschützt