Hybrid methods and practices associated with agile methods, method tailoring and delivery of projects in a non-software context

Nowadays the business world is characterized by complexity since market environment is changing quickly. Delivery practice and methods for project, program and portfolio management have changed over the decades to align themselves to the changing environment. Unlike traditional methods used in delivery of projects and programs, agile methods are marked by responding to change over following a plan and by extensive collaboration with customer over contract negotiation and offering a variety of benefits that make them attractive to researchers. Although the latter methods 1 claimed to be beneficial presenting advantages such as accelerate time to market, increase in quality and productivity, new trends and hybrid methods and tailored processes are being discussed and developed. In this study the authors provide a report analysis of proposed tested frameworks already presented in the relative literature, tailored methodologies, a review of most used and popular agile practices and approaches and the trends in our subject area conducting a literature review ranging from 2000 to 2017. Our research strategy following a systematic approach 2 revealed 524 studies, of which 71 had been identified to answer our research questions. This is part of further work based on the first authors’ PhD work. The results will be a guide to choose the most appropriate blend of practices for a given project, adapt them to the changing needs and develop an innovative framework methodology.