Paper Number
ICIS2025-1986
Paper Type
Short
Abstract
Contemporary project management faces intensifying competition and uncertainty, requiring alignment of methods to contextual demands. Building on contingency theory, this study conducts a systematic literature review to develop a conceptual integrative contingency framework that aligns traditional, agile and hybrid project management methods with context factors. Five core constructs were identified and mapped: project approach, project management methods, method–approach fit, context factors and project performance. The framework clarifies the key interrelationships: the influence of project approach on method selection; the mediating role of methods; the moderating effects of fit; direct and conditional impacts of context factors; and their guidance on approach selection. This provisional framework provides researchers and practitioners a roadmap for method–approach alignment and lays the groundwork for validation.
Recommended Citation
Nothacker, Benjamin and Ulrich, Patrick Sven, "Aligning Traditional, Agile, and Hybrid Methods: Toward an Integrative Contingency Framework" (2025). ICIS 2025 Proceedings. 10.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/icis2025/isdesign/isdesign/10
Aligning Traditional, Agile, and Hybrid Methods: Toward an Integrative Contingency Framework
Contemporary project management faces intensifying competition and uncertainty, requiring alignment of methods to contextual demands. Building on contingency theory, this study conducts a systematic literature review to develop a conceptual integrative contingency framework that aligns traditional, agile and hybrid project management methods with context factors. Five core constructs were identified and mapped: project approach, project management methods, method–approach fit, context factors and project performance. The framework clarifies the key interrelationships: the influence of project approach on method selection; the mediating role of methods; the moderating effects of fit; direct and conditional impacts of context factors; and their guidance on approach selection. This provisional framework provides researchers and practitioners a roadmap for method–approach alignment and lays the groundwork for validation.
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