There are Agile transformations and projects no-one wants to make. Systems that are so large, so complex and so critical that you would really rather not undertake the project. These systems are already providing essential services, often to a large audience, hence these are typically brownfield (in contrast with greenfield) projects. Example application might include core banking transformations in financial services or stock control in large retail supermarket chains. In this workshop, we will critically review principles for monster agile projects. We plan to develop, refine and subsequently publish a short-list of principles guiding such projects.

Beyond this main theme, the research workshop will explore selected research challenges involved in large-scale agile software development. Large-scale Agile comprises issues, such as: inter-team coordination, knowledge sharing, continuous software development, and project models that facilitate several self-managing teams. 

There will be paper presentations but also plenty of opportunities for interaction and networking in keeping with the research workshop format. As well as research submissions, we also invite Experience Report contributions from industry practitioners.

In addition to invited keynote speakers and paper presentations there will be small group discussions in the form of World Cafe (or similar technique), focusing on the main topics presented in the talks. We plan to have plenty of time for discussion and networking. The workshop will connect people who have interests in research on large-scale agile development.