Table 5 Primary studies
From: On the benefits and challenges of using kanban in software engineering: a structured synthesis study
Study Id | Study Type: Instruments | Participants | Company/ Environment Characteristics | Application Domain | Beliefb & Evidence Type | Development/ Portfolio/ Maintenance | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P1 | Observational Multiple Case Study Interviews (Skype and Face-to-face) | 2 Product Owners 3 Coaches 3 Project Managers 3 Scrum Masters 6 Developers | Two Large Multinational Finnish Software Companies | Businesses for the New Digital Economy | 42% Qualitative | Maintenance | 2016 |
P2 | Observational Online Survey | 19 Master Degree Students | University of Oulu Software Factory | Not Specified | 38% Quantitative and Qualitative | Education | 2014 |
P3 | Observational Interview (Audio and Transcript) | 1 Director Of R&D 1 Senior Manager 1Head of Quality and Environment 1 CEO 1 Business Manager 1 Senior Consultant 1 Internal Coach 1 Agile Coach | Agile and Lean Finnish Software Companies | Computer Security, Embedded Systems, IT Services, Telecon Network, Telecon, Consultancy | 42% Qualitative | Portfolio | 22,017 |
P4 | Observational Online Survey | 146 from LinkedIn LeanKanban Incorporated group 27 Organizations | LinkedIn Group | IT Services Hardware Manufacturing Telecommunication | 42% Quantitative and Qualitative | Development | 2016 |
P5 | Observational Online Survey | 51 Master Degree Students | University of Oulu Software Factory | Not Specified | 40% Quantitative and Qualitative | Education | 22,014 |
P9 | Observational Multiple Case Study Interview | 15 Various Roles IT Director Portfolio Manager System Integration Manager Financial Controller | Two Companies Multinational | Technology Services Telecommunication | 47% Qualitative | Development | 22,017 |
P10 | Observational Case Study | 467 Software Projects Over 22 Month Period | Ericpol Engineering Company Multinational | Communications Healthcare Finance | 45% Quantitative | Portfolio | 22,014 |
P11 | Observational Action Research Questionnaire Weekly Notes Personal Notes | 8 Students | Not Specified | Open Software Project | 43% Qualitative | Maintenance | 22,016 |
P13 | Observational Semi-Structured Interview | 13 Master Degree Students | University Of Helsinki R&D Software Factory | Web Services | 44% Qualitative | Development | 22,010 |
P14 | Observational Case Study | 12 Master Degree Students | University Of Helsinki R&D Software Factory Educational | Business Prototype Web Application | 43% Qualitative | Development | 22,011 |
P15 | Observational Semi-Structured Interview | 10 Software Development Practitioners | Iceland Industry | Agile Consultancy Telecommunication Web Services | 44% Qualitative | Development | 22,015 |
P16 | Non-Systematic Study | 62 Undergraduate Students 16 Teams | University of Ljubljana | Educational Undergrad Students | 15% Quantitative and Qualitative | Education | 2015 |
P17 | Observational Exploratory Case Study | 9 Staff Project Manager Business Analyst Software Architect Tester Lead Developer | BBC Worldwide London | Web Development | 44% Quantitative | Development | 22,012 |
P18 | Observational Case Study Semi-Structured Interviews | 7 Software Practitioners 2 Software Developer 1 Scrum Master 1 Area Product Owner 1 Kanban Consultant 1 Software Specialist 1 Senior Manager | Two Large Scale Companies from Northern Europe | Not Specified | 49% Qualitative | Development | 22,015 |
P19 | Observational Action Research Unstructured Interviews Online Conversations | 15–20 Developers | Vietnamese Office of Swedish Software Company CMSiPro | Content Management System | 38% Qualitative | Development | 2012 |
P20 | Observational Action Research Interviews Online Conversations | 15–20 Developers | Swedish Office of Swedish Software Company CMSiPro | Content Management System | 42% Qualitative | Development | 22,011 |
P21 | Observational Case Study | 100 Developers and Specialists | Multinational Scandinavian Software Company | Not Specified | 41% Quantitative | Development | 22,012 |
P22 | Observational Case Study Focus Group Survey | 49 Employees | Elektrobit Finnish Software Company | Wireless and Embedded Systems | 44% Qualitative | Development | 22,014 |
P23 | Observational Synthesis | 9 Staff Project Manager Business Analyst Software Architect Tester Lead Developer | BBC Worldwide London | Web Development | 46% Quantitative | Development | 22,011 |
P24 | Randomized Controlled Simulation | 10 Developers | Simulation | Not Specified | 92% Quantitative | Development | 22,011 |