Abstract
Software development is now a need in many organizations. Simple desktop applications have now evolved into multi-platform web applications that sport the most advanced technologies. As the type of work has evolved, so have the development methodologies used organizationally to make these IT products. However, not all organizations follow their methodology as intended. At times, teams deviate from the methodology by employing practices from other methodologies, or at times the team might face impediments created within the organization itself.
This research aimed to define a guideline framework that can assist IT teams in realigning their practices to their selected framework and, by extension, removing counter-intuitive practices from their environment. The research was conducted using the Design Science research methodology supplemented by an action research approach to formulating a rigid framework. The framework was put to the test by being applied to 3 unique case studies. Verifying the framework against these case studies yielded positive results, indicating that the framework synthesized can be practical to a certain degree when applied to real-world scenarios.
Keywords: Wagile, Software development, Methodology, Waterfall, Agile, Optimisation, IT delivery