Framgångsfaktorer vid utvärdering av agila utvecklingsteam

Sammanfattning: Public procurement is described as trade in goods andservices by government agencies. Carrying out aprocurement of information systems according to atraditional purchasing process is challenging if the intendedsystem is extensive or complex, as many requirements andother documentation are needed for a supplier to be able tocarry out the assignment. This makes it challenging forsuppliers to deliver a product that meets the customer'sexpectations and is one of the reasons why many public ITprojects fail today.System development has been conducted as standardaccording to an agile development process for many years.To be able to apply the agile way of working in systemdevelopment work in the public sector, a new way ofprocuring is required. This is done by describing whichimpact goals the business wants the system to satisfy andthen sets requirements for the development team that willcarry out the work, instead of setting requirements for thesystem.The knowledge gap identified and which the study aimed toinvestigate was how agile development teams should beevaluated, so that it is ensured that the supplier who winsthe procurement is also the development team that candeliver the most cost-effective solution for the contractingauthority.A qualitative study has been carried out, which was basedon a literature review to map the current state of knowledgein the field and to create a theoretical basis to start from. Theempirical material has been collected by conducting eightsemi-structured interviews with respondents from thecustomer and supplier side in public procurement of agiledevelopment teams. The collected material has beenanalysed to map success factors in evaluating agiledevelopment teams in public procurement.The study resulted in five success factors that were identifiedas important to consider when evaluating agile developmentteams, these are clear impact goals, mature organization,competence in the agile working methods, evaluation of softfactors and a clear project plan. By identifying and ensuringthese factors during the evaluation phase in publicprocurement, the contracting authority can procure thesupplier that best meets their expectations.