Growing into Agility: Process Implementation Paths for Scrum

Background: Many organizations struggle with the implementation of agile methods. Such methods pose considerable challenges related to organizational demand and process configuration. Goal: In this paper, we analyze the introduction of Scrum in the development organization in order to determine distinct approaches to its implementation. Approach: We compare the Scrum introduction paths of four case companies. Results: This results in a discussion of implementation paths ranging from gradual to disruptive introduction of Scrum. Contribution: The description of these paths provides insight into process improvements. We demonstrate how a structured description of process improvements can improve understanding of process improvement paths.