Towards the systematic development of hybrid software development processes

Hybrid approaches for software and system development have become reality. Recent research shows the use of hybrid development approaches mainly grounded in experience and driven by pragmatism. At the same time, a vast number of success factors is known that influences process development and process use alike. However, even though industrial practice shows a need for hybrid development approaches and knowledge regarding the success factors is in place, a systematic approach to develop, deploy and tailor hybrid development approaches is missing. This paper reports on ongoing research that aims at developing a method to support the evidence-driven construction of hybrid development approaches. We provide an overview of the required method components and outline how hybrid development approaches can be deployed at the organizational level and tailored at the project level. We further give an overview of ongoing and completed studies supporting the method's construction and evaluation.