An AHP Analysis of Correlations Among Project Performance, Agile Core Values, Principles, and Practices

Agile Software Development (ASD) has greatly influenced the community of software developers. Extreme Programming and Scrum are the two most known and widely used agile practices in handling the challenges of a software project. However, insufficient knowledge and understanding of the practices may affect the project's performance. Therefore, this study analyzes the correlation between agile values, principles, and practices to enhance project performance. We use the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) to investigate how factors such as project performance, agile values, agile principles, and agile practices are related to one another. A total of 35 respondents from academics and practitioners provided judgment on the correlation priority. The result indicated the highest rank of priority associated with correlation among each variable. The final result of this study suggests which practices adopting when the project performance needs enhancement and which moderator can affect the decision-making process.