Speaker: Tom Yam

Title: Agile Orientation and Psychological Needs, Self-Efficacy, and Perceived Support: A Two Job-Level Comparison

Abstract: 
Agile software development introduces a new paradigm into software engineering. 
What individual characteristics, such as psychological needs, self-efficacy 
and perceived support from peers and managers, can tell us about the agile 
orientation of software practitioners?

In this talk I'll present the paper "Agile Orientation and Psychological Needs, 
Self-Efficacy, and Perceived Support: A Two Job-Level Comparison" (published 
in Agile 2008).

The research described in this paper answers these questions, using 
questionnaires completed by 376 software developers employed in two divisions 
of an international Israeli company, and suggests specific implications derived 
from the research findings.