Empirical Investigation of factors affecting scope creep in agile global software development

The survey method was used to validate scope creep factors from the agile global software development industry. About 1450 software project managers were approached having experience of three years or greater than three years on LinkedIn. The software project managers were first contacted by message on LinkedIn and asked to participate in the research. If the software project managers agreed to participate, the questionnaire was sent to them through a message on LinkedIn. Ultimately, 306 Software Project Managers filled the survey and allowed us to take advantage of their software project estimation experience. We have included the 155 responses of the project manager working in agile global software development to identify the industry's critical factors. Moreover, the questionnaire was distributed in more than 24 countries for the legitimacy of the results. A five-point Likert scale was used in the questionnaire with each identified cost driver (Strongly agree, Agree, Neutral, Disagree, strongly disagree). The obtained responses were then converted into percentages and further refined with data analysis techniques. The questionnaire consists of three parts. The questionnaire contains a closed-ended question. Organization Details about the software house and the respondents were obtained from the first part of the survey. The second part of the survey liberated data about the scope creep factors faced in agile global software development used in that specific software house. The third portion asked tools that organizations use to manage scope change, and human factors influence scope creep in also evaluated. We have followed the literature scope creep factor, which we have validated from AGSD project managers.