Abstract
This study addresses the topic of continuous planning in
the agile and lean software development context. The
paper investigates how software companies can achieve
various benefits by dividing their product development
practices along the three horizons of growth. This
approach allows software companies to have different
product development and planning practices inside the
company, thereby strengthening their positions in
well-established businesses as well as creating growth in
completely new businesses. Theoretically, the paper draws
on the business literature of the three horizon model and
on the literature of agile and lean software development.
The empirical part is based on a case study with a
leading Finnish software company. Altogether, 12
narrative interviews were conducted, involving people
with various roles from product manager to chief strategy
officer. The research presents a new approach towards
continuous planning within multiple business horizons, to
address common challenges in managing software product
portfolios in different maturity phases.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 269-291 |
| Journal | International Journal of Agile Systems and Management |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Keywords
- continuous planning
- continuous deployment
- horizon model
- lean
- software development
- agile
- business
- product
- portfolio
- strategy
- product development