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Psychological Safety, Leadership and Non-Technical Debt in Large Scale Agile Software Development
Karlstad University, Faculty of Health, Science and Technology (starting 2013), Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (from 2013). (SQUAD)ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7885-0369
2023 (English)In: Proceedings of the 18th Conference on Computer Science and Intelligence Systems, FedCSIS 2023, Poland: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2023, p. 327-334Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

Psychological safety has been hypothesised as an important antecedent of the success of agile software development (ASD) teams. However, there is a lack of investigation on psychological safety in large-scale agile (LSA) software development teams. This study explored the antecedents and effects of psychological safety on LSA teams. We conducted semi-structured interviews with software professionals working on LSA project in a Scandinavian technology company. The results suggest that building a psychologically safe environment is a multi-dimensional factor that requires proactive leadership approach, open communication and constructive feedback. The focus should be on designing teams for learning, remuneration safety, and a well-prepared onboarding process for new team members. A psychologically safe environment contributes to effective teamwork, work satisfaction, and promotion of learning. Absence of such an environment leads to brain drain, highlighting the consequences of neglecting this essential aspect of organisational culture. Future research directions are proposed in this paper.

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Poland: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2023. p. 327-334
Keywords [en]
Psychological safety, leadership, non-technical debt, agile, large-scale, software development
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Software Engineering Applied Psychology Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics
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Computer Science
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-97705DOI: 10.15439/2023F8595Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85179177984ISBN: 9788396744784 (print)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kau-97705DiVA, id: diva2:1819081
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18th Conference on Computer Science and Intelligence Systems (FedCSIS), Warsaw, Poland, September 20, 2023.
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Knowledge FoundationHelge Ax:son Johnsons stiftelse Available from: 2023-12-13 Created: 2023-12-13 Last updated: 2024-01-03Bibliographically approved

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