Análise de Riscos pelo Uso de Métodos Ágeis na Gestão de Projetos de Desenvolvimento de Software

Agile Methodologies (AM) are offering improvements on several aspects of software development projects. However, its application involves risks, which are higher for some organizations and software projects. The objective of this work is to identify the main risks of applying AM in software development companies. The work involved an exploratory and qualitative research carried out by open and semi structured interviews with software project managers. Results show that many different risks can occur and with different impact on software projects. However, the main reasons behind all sort of risks are due to two aspects: (i) client involvement and (ii) experience and knowledge with agile practices.