Dr. Karen EilersHow can #research and #practice in #Agile #Software #Development move closer together?
This question will be at the heart of a dedicated workshop at XP 2025 – and I’m honored to join as a panel participant.
🧩 Workshop title:
"Towards a closer collaboration between practice and research in Agile Software Development – What we learnt; and what not?"
Agile has come a long way since the 1990s – from a niche software development approach to a catalyst for organization-wide transformation.
Yet two persistent gaps remain:
⏳ a time gap between fast-paced change in organizations and the slower pace of academic response
📚 a theory gap regarding long-term adoption and cultural integration
This workshop, led by Michael Neumann, Maria Rauschenberger, Prof. Dr. Eva-Maria Schön, Tiago Silva da Silva, and Mali Senapathi, aims to address both. We’ll explore how to bridge the divide and build a shared, forward-looking agenda for agile research – grounded in both academic insight and lived practice.
💬 The session combines #panel dialogue and hands-on exchange – an invitation to co-create the future of agile transformation together.
I look forward to engaging with fellow researchers and practitioners at #XP #2025. Let’s turn collaboration into impact.
Want to know more? Visit the XP Website: https://conf.researchr.org/home/xp-2025
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XP 2025
We welcome the XP community for the first time in Switzerland! XP is the premier agile software development conference, that combines, both, research and practice. It is a unique forum where agile researchers, practitioners, thought leaders, coaches, and trainers gather to present and discuss their most recent innovations and research results. At its inception, 26 years ago, the XP conference focused solely on eXtreme Programming. It quickly widened its scope to include all modern agile approaches and all the developing aspects of agility. XP draws people from around the globe, providing ...
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