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Week Three Article Review

Teresa E. Sampson

Trevecca Nazarene University at Nashville, TN

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Week Three Article Review

In this paper, I will provide my review of the article by McAvoy and Sammon (2005),

Agile methodology adoption decisions: An innovative approach to teaching and learning. My

feedback will include a structural review, followed by a more detailed synapsis of my findings.

Structural Review

The article clearly states its purpose at the very beginning in the Abstract. The Abstract

provides information on methodology, the authors findings, information about the two phases of

the study, as well as how the study can be useful to teachers and learners. The authors provide a

clear and logical sequence, following a five-section format. An introduction is provided that

states importance of adopting an Agile technique for software development. It further describes

the decision support process and its usefulness (McAvoy and Sammon, 2005.

The second section of the article explains that the agile method does not exist for

software development. Instead, it is described as a plethora of various methodologies that

contain common values (McAvoy and Sammon, 2005). It also includes a table of critical

adoption factors for the Agile Methodology. The third section explains the approach taken

during the research. It further describes the two different phases used in the workshops:

academic and industry workshops (McAvoy and Sammon, 2005). A table is also included in this

section that weights and ranks the critical adoption factors.

The fourth section provides the authors conclusions and recommendations in doing

research on this topic in the future (McAvoy and Sammon, 2005). It also speaks to deficiencies

in research and recommendations for improvement. The authors emphasize that the goals for

this study were completed based on the improved knowledge of agile methodology by students
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(McAvoy and Sammons, 2005). The fifth and final section includes a list of all of the references

that were used during this study and for further research.

Detailed Synapsis

The article includes six diagrams that help readers understand the authors findings and

recommendations. They are all simple and easy to read. I did not find any apparent grammatical

errors in my perusal of the article. The article provides a strong case implementing agile

methodology in academia as well as in the workplace. The supporting facts were presented well

by the authors. Each critical adoption factor was described in detail and clear weightings and

ratings were provided. I am interested in learning more about how to incorporate the agile

methodology in the workplace as well as using it for instructional design.

Conclusion

Overall, this article was written well and made logical sense, supported by facts and

credible sources. The authors make a clearly stated recommendation for implementing the agile

methodology in academia and in the workplace. The critical adoption factors are clearly broken

down and described with references. Sources were provided so that readers can do further

research on the topic. The article concludes with a statement about the positive outcome of

learners increasing their knowledge in software development by using the agile methodology and

how it was also successful in the industrial context.

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References

McAvoy, J., & Sammon, D. (2005). Agile methodology adoption decisions: An innovative

approach to teaching and learning. Journal of Information Systems Education, 16(4), 409-

420. Retrieved from https://trevecca.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search-proquest-

com.trevecca.idm.oclc.org/docview/200156315?accountid=29083