# Implementing Large-Scale Agile Frameworks: Challenges and Recommendations

**Authors:** Kieran Conboy, Noel Carroll  
**arXiv:** [1901.08130](https://arxiv.org/abs/1901.08130)  
**Date:** 2019-01-23  
**Summary page:** https://www.summarizepaper.com/en/paper/1901.08130v1/

## Key points

- Authors Kieran Conboy and Noel Carroll draw on 13 agile transformation cases spanning a 15-year period
- Identify nine key challenges associated with implementing large-scale agile frameworks such as SAFe, Scrum-at-Scale, Spotify, LeSS, and Nexus
- Challenges serve as crucial considerations for organizations adopting a large-scale agile strategy
- Article offers valuable recommendations for practitioners and agile researchers in navigating these challenges effectively
- Insights anticipated to be featured in an upcoming issue of IEEE Software focusing on Large-Scale Agile Development in March/April 2019

## Summary

In their article titled "Implementing Large-Scale Agile Frameworks: Challenges and Recommendations," authors Kieran Conboy and Noel Carroll draw on 13 agile transformation cases spanning a 15-year period to identify nine key challenges associated with implementing various large-scale agile frameworks such as SAFe, Scrum-at-Scale, Spotify, LeSS, and Nexus. These challenges serve as crucial considerations for organizations looking to adopt a large-scale agile strategy. Additionally, the article offers valuable recommendations for practitioners and agile researchers in navigating these challenges effectively. The insights provided in this study are anticipated to be featured in an upcoming issue of IEEE Software focusing on Large-Scale Agile Development in March/April 2019.