APA In-Text Citation Examples: Agile and Lean Collaboration in IT

This assignment provides examples of APA in-text citations for a research topic focusing on the collaboration of Agile and Lean methodologies in IT. It includes examples for a short quotation, a summary or paraphrased citation, and a long quotation, each with corresponding references formatted according to APA style. The short quotation example discusses the potential pitfalls of blindly adopting agile methodologies. The paraphrased citation summarizes the importance of project management terminology in business processes, emphasizing agile methodologies and cost-effectiveness. The long quotation highlights the disconnect between the perceived value of 'agile' as a buzzword and the actual implementation of agile principles. The assignment includes references to sources on Agile, Stage-Gate hybrids, and the true meaning of agility.

CITATION AND REFERENCES ASSIGNMENT 2
CITATION AND REFERENCES ASSIGNMENT
Name: Paarth Dewan
Research Topic: Collaboration of Agile and Lean in IT
Assignment Instructions:
Review the following guidance for APA citation and formatting:
HU Library APA Citation and Format
Purdue OWL APA In-Text Citations: The Basics
Purdue OWL APA Style Reference Format
Using the literature reviews and research articles you have found for your
project management topic of interest, select content in which to provide
examples of 1) an in-text citation for a short quotation citation; 2) a
summary or paraphrased citation; and 3) a long quotation citation. Three
separate references should be used.
Use APA formatting for the in-text citations and the references.
1. Short quotation: "Perhaps you’ve read a book, on Extreme Programming and
have decided that is the right approach for your company. Or maybe you attended a
Certified ScrumMaster training course and think Scrum sounds good. Or maybe you read
a book on a different agile process, and it sounds perfect for your organization. In all
likelihood, you’re wrong." (Sthl, Mrtensson & Bosch 2017)
Reference 1:
Cohn, M., Addison-Wesley., (2015). Succeeding with agile. Pearson India Sthl, D.,
Mrtensson, T., & Bosch, J. (2017). The continuity of continuous
integration. Journal of Systems and Software, 127(C), 150-167.
2. Summary or paraphrased citation: the The main reason is that the
terminology of the project management of the conducting the business process was to
ensure the proper performing of the methodology that will incur the agile methodology.
This report also discusses about the processing of the lean based supply management.
This report also discusses about the terminology of the strategic tool procurement. This
ensures the fact that the competitive advantage is present in the processing of the data
management of the task. This report also discusses cost effectiveness is considered to be
one of the main job prosecution. All these processes are commenced with the level of
quality that is present in the profitability of the reducing nature of the entire business
management (Cooper, 2016, p. ?).
Reference 2:
Cooper, R. G. (2016). Agile–Stage-Gate Hybrids: The Next Stage stage for Product
product Development pvelopment Blending blending Agile and Stage-Gate

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methods can provide flexibility, speed, and improved communication in new-
product development. Research-Technology Management, 59(1), 21-29.
3. Long quotation citation: “
“The word agile has clearly crossed the chasm. And, with all the emphasis on certification, that
word is only going to become more resume-valuable with time. And that’s a damn shame.
Because true agility, the kind where you do some work, and get some feedback, first from your
team and then from your customer—that’s so valuable that it’s hard to believe organizations are
not embracing it. But the problem is they don’t really know what agile is. All they know is the
word.””
Reference 3:
"Agile-the-Word" has Crossed the Chasm - Johanna Rothman, Management Consultant. (2018).
Retrieved from http://www.jrothman.com/blog/mpd/2011/04/agile-the-word-has-crossed-
the-chasm.html

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Reference
"Agile-the-Word" has Crossed the Chasm - Johanna Rothman, Management Consultant. (2018).
Retrieved from http://www.jrothman.com/blog/mpd/2011/04/agile-the-word-has-crossed-
the-chasm.html "Agile-the-Word" has Crossed the Chasm - Johanna Rothman,
Management Consultant. (2018). Retrieved from
http://www.jrothman.com/blog/mpd/2011/04/agile-the-word-has-crossed-the-chasm.html
Cooper, R. G. (2016). Agile–Stage-Gate Hybrids: The Next Stage for Product Development
Blending Agile and Stage-Gate methods can provide flexibility, speed, and improved
communication in new-product development. Research-Technology Management, 59(1),
21-29.
Sthl, D., Mrtensson, T., & Bosch, J. (2017). The continuity of continuous integration. Journal of
Systems and Software, 127(C), 150-167.