Hybrid Agile Approach for Software Development: A Case Study of Sapient Consulting

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Table of Contents
Problem statement...........................................................................................................................2
Applicable concepts.........................................................................................................................2
Qualitative data................................................................................................................................3
Quantitative data..............................................................................................................................3
Analysis results................................................................................................................................3
Alternative actions...........................................................................................................................4
Preferred action plan for Hybrid Agile Approach...........................................................................4
Reference.........................................................................................................................................5

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Problem statement
This case enumerated about the different type of system for software development for
human resource management in Global HR Outsourcing Inc. (GHRO). In this project, they
introduced a new technology for software development that is Hybrid Agile technology. It is
having iteration method for software development, which is having complications. Sapient was a
global service company that provides different services to their clients, such as business,
marketing, and technology. Sapient is having a branch in India. Mr. Ranjan Gupta is senior
manager of project management in that branch. He faced challenge for new project, which is
based on the agile technology that is new for their team. The problem is about the GHRO’S HR
PORTAL PROJECT (HRPP) development through hybrid approach. However, they charge fixed
amount for project. They were having fixed time for completing the project. Hybrid approach is
suitable for the HRPP project with fixed price and fixed-time nature of the project. It provides
better solutions of those problems, which are found out at the final handover time or release of
project (Baird and Riggins).
Applicable concepts
Hybrid agile method is might be better in implementation of HRPP. Sapient is adopting
that method first time for their project development and management. They excluding waterfall
model for project management. Agile method is having an incremental method that is providing
authority to client. Client can provide changes in project in next iteration as per their
requirement. Developers make it with new concepts. It will be helpful for the sapient that they
introduce new concept for project development. Therefore, it can produce better result or bad
results as sapient are having many constraints for project development. Leaders are always ready
to accept challenges. Mr. Gupta is ready to take challenge for project development and he guided
his team about the new model for software development (Conforto and Amaral).