Adopting Agile Across Borders: A Guide to Navigating Cultural Complexity in Agile Teams and Organizations

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G. Califano, D. SpinksAdopting Agile Across Bordershttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6948-0_6

6. India

Glaudia Califano¹   and David Spinks¹

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Milton Keynes, UK

 

India has the world’s second biggest population and the largest number of people living and working overseas. Its economy and technology sector has seen enormous growth in recent times, in no small part due to it being the go-to location for outsourcing services. Combined with a colonial past, the people have a certain level of cross-cultural integration, including with those whose culture is vastly different to their own.

In many aspects, agility would seem to fit well with the culture. The people ...