The week's pick
Random Articles
Reseach Article
Risk Migration in Agile Program Management: A Systematic Review of Current Mitigation Approaches
| International Journal of Computer Applications |
| Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA |
| Volume 187 - Number 9 |
| Year of Publication: 2025 |
| Authors: Rasik Borkar, Anant Agarwal, Ridhi Deora |
10.5120/ijca2025924979
|
Rasik Borkar, Anant Agarwal, Ridhi Deora . Risk Migration in Agile Program Management: A Systematic Review of Current Mitigation Approaches. International Journal of Computer Applications. 187, 9 ( May 2025), 10-16. DOI=10.5120/ijca2025924979
Abstract
This systematic review examines contemporary risk mitigation techniques practiced in Agile program management structures across various sectors. While Agile approaches allow for flexibility and iterative development, they have unique risk profiles that must be treated with tailored mitigation techniques at the program level. Drawing from a review of 15 studies between 2018 and 2025, this paper identifies salient risk categories, evaluates typical mitigation techniques, and distills best practices. The findings show a trend towards end-to-end risk management techniques that integrate traditional risk controls with Agile-specialized techniques. The most effective practices are continuous risk monitoring, cross-functional communication, open communication schemes, and adaptive governance schemes. This review also identifies outstanding gaps in current research and recommends avenues for future studies, particularly in scalability challenges, distributed team risk management, and quantitative metrics of risk mitigation performance in Agile program environments.
References
- T. Dingsøyr, N. B. Moe, and E. A. Seim, "Coordinating knowledge work in multiteam programs: Findings from a large-scale agile development program," Project Management Journal, vol. 49, no. 6, pp. 64–77, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.1801.08764
- M. Kalenda, P. Hyna, and B. Rossi, "Scaling agile in large organizations: Practices, challenges, and success factors," Journal of Software: Evolution and Process, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1002/smr.1954
- A. Putta, M. Paasivaara, and C. Lassenius, "Benefits and Challenges of Adopting the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe): Preliminary Results from a Multivocal Literature Review," in 19th International Conference, PROFES 2018, Wolfsburg, Germany, November 28–30, 2018, Proceedings, pp. 24, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03673-7_24
- Y. Alzoubi and A. Gill, "The Critical Communication Challenges Between Geographically Distributed Agile Development Teams: Empirical Findings," IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, vol. 64, no. 4, pp. 322–337, Dec. 2021 Available: https://doi.org/10.1109/TPC.2021.3110396
- P. Kakar, A. R. Singh, and R. Joshi, "Agile implementation: a systematic literature review of critical factors," International Journal of Organizational Analysis, vol. 31, no. 6, pp. 1745–1768, 2023 Available: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOA-02-2022-3149
- Carroll, N., Conboy, K., & Wang, X. (2023). From transformation to normalisation: An exploratory study of a large-scale agile transformation. Journal of Information Technology, 38(3), 267-303. https://doi.org/10.1177/02683962231164428
- Ö. Uludag, M. Kleehaus, N. Dreymann, C. Kabelin, and F. Matthes, "Investigating the Adoption and Application of Large-Scale Scrum at a German Automobile Manufacturer," in ICGSE 2019, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICGSE.2019.00019
- S. Das and K. Gary, “Challenges and Success Factors in Large Scale Agile Transformation—A Systematic Literature Review,” in Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 14405, 2024 Available: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-56599-1_52
- K. Conboy and N. Carroll, "Implementing Large-Scale Agile Frameworks: Challenges and Recommendations," IEEE Software, Mar.-Apr. 2019. [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1109/MS.2018.2884865
- A. Putta, M. Paasivaara, and C. Lassenius, "How Are Agile Release Trains Formed in Practice? A Case Study in a Large Financial Corporation," in Agile Processes in Software Engineering and Extreme Programming (XP 2019), Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol. 355, Springer, Cham, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19034-7_10
- P. Tsirakidis, F. Kobler, and H. Krcmar, "Identification of Success and Failure Factors of Two Agile Software Development Teams in an Open Source Organization," in 2009 Fourth IEEE International Conference on Global Software Engineering, Limerick, Ireland, 2009, pp. 295-296. [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICGSE.2009.42
- A. Salazar, M. Rana, A. Leyba, M. Saini, O. Oladinrin, and A. Lee, "Critical Success Factors in Large-Scale Agile Software Development," Journal of Architectural Engineering Technology, vol. 13, no. 2, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1109/TEM.2024.3441829
Index Terms
Keywords