Social and cultural issues in knowledge transfer in agile teams.

[ami]

This is Amitoj Singh from Punjab India.
I want to peruse my phd on topic
Social and cultural issues in knowledge transfer in agile teams.
I want to do it in Indian context.
but its very hard to find relevant material ..
I need your help to outline my research path....

i cant understand from where to start and where to go also from where
i can find relevant material.
because mostly work is done on agile and social and cultural knowledge
transfer individually not in combination..
So plz help me out.
can this is right topic for research can you suggest me some
alterations .

Thank you.
Regards
Amitoj Singh

[Stefan Nolde]

ami escribió:

> This is Amitoj Singh from Punjab India.

Hello Amitoj

> I want to peruse my phd on topic
> Social and cultural issues in knowledge transfer in agile teams.

A very interesting topic. i haven't read anything good on the precise
topic, but if you don't mind, we might just elaborate on that here.

> I want to do it in Indian context.
> but its very hard to find relevant material ..

you have the relevant material on your doorstep, living in india

> I need your help to outline my research path....

Knowledge transfer is about getting different types of knowledge from
one person or team or part of an organization to another.
Knowledge in that matter not just refers to raw data or information, but
rather to skills and abilities as well.
Agile development heavily relies on short transfer routes, immediate
feedback and teamwork interaction.

>
> i cant understand from where to start and where to go also from where
> i can find relevant material.

Search for people in india to help you with it, contact companies that
work with agile development. The search alone will give you first ideas
about social and cultural influence on that task.
Once you find people willing to help, follow agile principles in that
task, that way you will notice the issues first hand.

> because mostly work is done on agile and social and cultural knowledge
> transfer individually not in combination..

that is your challenge, there would be no point in doing what you do
know, if it had been done before. That would be reinventing wheels.

> So plz help me out.

Not knowing india, but being interested, i would volunteer as an
imaginary "customer" for your work, with all that belongs to that role.
I will be demanding, clueless, impatient and unreliable.
Don't forget you will need indian "customers" as well, the customer can
be considered part of the team as well in agile projects.

My first question would be: "I heard that india has pretty rigid social
structures. People belong to different castes. Does that impose
difficulties in Teamwork? I could imagine that in indian companies this
will be adressed when positions are assigned, but do you always have
that choice with agile teams? What if two team members were supposed to
switch roles to improve quality of work?

> can this is right topic for research can you suggest me some
> alterations .

Personally i think the project is perfect.

>
> Thank you.
> Regards
> Amitoj Singh

Regards,
Stefan Nolde

[Ed Prochak]

I would also suggest you contact an anthropology Professor for
additional guidance. After all anthropology is the study of culture. I
think you will find it fascinating and helpful.

Ed