Toward a framework for the development and specialisation of product software across organisational boundaries

Organisational and cultural boundaries are two of the main important aspects of the software development process for distributed customers. Many organisations use traditional approaches, such as the Waterfall model, to develop software products for different customers. Agile software development has departed from traditional approaches, such as the Waterfall model. Much research has been conducted on adopting agile software development for either distributed or collocated projects. However, little research has discussed organisational boundaries between developers who use an agile software development approach and their customers. The purpose of this paper is to introduce agile software development to those organisations that develop software products for different distributed customers and also to study the potential impact of introducing Agile development across those organisational boundaries. We proposed a framework for developing software across organisational boundaries. This would ultimately address and accommodate key factors in software development across organisational boundaries using an agile development approach. This research will help the development society and serve as a guide for project managers, developers, stakeholders, and users to understand agile software development and the impact of adopting an Agile approach across organisational and cultural boundaries in their projects.