From Public Ideology to Socio-material Reproduction of Agile Principles: The Case of Pivotal Labs

Authors

Erica L. Wagner, Portland State University
Sue Newell, The University of WarwickFollow
Neil Ramiller
Jeanne Enders, Portland State UniversityFollow

Published In

Information & Organization

Document Type

Post-Print

Publication Date

12-1-2018

Subjects

Agile software development -- Case studies, Qualitative research, Electronic information resource searching, Software development -- Fieldwork

Abstract

This paper focuses on how regular invocation of a public ideology helps sustain local work practices. Existing research acknowledges that there is a recursive relationship between the local practices and the public ideas, with local practices leading to the adaption of public ideas over time. There is little study of how public ideology sustains local practices over the longer term – seeing translation of the ideology as an ongoing process. Through a case study and web-based analysis of Pivotal Labs, an agile software development company, we contribute to socio-material translation studies demonstrating the manifestation of the public ideology in socio-material practices. We also introduce the concept of a collective cognitive bridge that supports the continued relevance of the public idea as a prop for these socio-material practices.

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© 2018. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license

Locate the Document

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infoandorg.2018.10.002

DOI

10.1016/j.infoandorg.2018.10.002

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/27868

Citation Details

Wagner, E. L., Newell, S., Ramiller, N., & Enders, J. (2018). From public ideology to socio-material reproduction of agile principles: The case of pivotal labs. Information & Organization, 28(4), 192–210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infoandorg.2018.10.002