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In 2001, the Agile Manifesto stated the common values and principles of these methods, all aimed at producing better software. Several of these values and principals are specifically expressed for designing and programming software products. Since then, the benefits of these methods have led to a widespread use of agile project management even in non-software development contexts. But, how does these values and principals affect projects in non-software areas since some values and principals are not applicable? Do they perceive the same benefits? This paper presents a systematic literature review aimed at identifying benefits in projects adopting agile methods in non-software development contexts. Out of the 21 case studies analysed, most reported projects were from manufacturing companies but even from areas such as library management and strategy management. The most frequently reported benefits were related to team work, customer interaction, productivity and flexibility. The main parts of the benefits were corresponding to the first value in the Agile Manifesto: Individuals and interactions over processes and tools.  \nKey words: Agile project management, Scrum.  \nJEL code: M10 – Business Administration: General  \nIntroduction  \nThe methods originating in the nineties such as Scrum (Schwaber & Beedle, 2001; Schwaber, 2004) or eXtreme programming, XP, (Beck 1999) has now become famous under the term “agile project management” or “agile methods”. Today, most of the agile methods have been used in the IT industry for projects within software development (Mafakheri et al. 2008; Sheffield & Lemétayer, 2013) . But although originating in the IT industry, agile project management is now moving into other businesses. Methods spreading from one context to another are nothing new. For example, Toyota Production System (TPS), originally used for car manufacturing, later became famous under the name Lean and has now moved into all kinds of industries such as healthcare (Kim et al. 2006) .  \nAlthough there is extensive evidence of agile project management used in software development, there is a lack of empirical studies in other types of industries and projects. In an article by PopeRuark (2015 , page 116) she states that “agile is not only popular in software development; a quick  \n* Second Editions are previously published papers that have continued relevance in today’s project management world, or which were originally published in conference proceedings or in a language other than English. Original publication acknowledged; authors retain copyright. This paper was originally presented at the 5th Scientific Conference on Project Management in the Baltic States, University of Latvia, April 2016. It is republished here with the permission of the author and conference organizers  \n© 2016 University of Latvia [www.pmworldlibrary.net](www.pmworldlibrary.net) Page 1 of 12  \n© 2016 Professional Association of Project Managers  \nGoogle search reveals its reach in design, marketing, publishing, energy management, financial services, and civil and mechanical engineering, to name a few.” That can be found by executing a Google search, but what about published articles describing actual case studies of organizations that are not within software development? This literature review is an attempt to map articles showing case studies of agile project management used in other contexts than software development.  \nThe main research question (MRQ) for the systematic literature review is: What are the experiences from using agile project management in a non-software development context? In order to answer the MRQ and evaluate the results, the question has been divided ","cbCaikXdZISBa21u","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikXdZISBa21u","pdf",587943,"English","# Abstract\n# Introduction\n## Research questions\n# Agile project management\n## Agile Manifesto values and principles","[{\"question\":\"What is the main purpose of the systematic literature review?\",\"answer\":\"To identify benefits of projects that adopt agile methods in non-software development contexts and to clarify how agile values and principles affect these projects.\"},{\"question\":\"Which kinds of benefits are most frequently reported in the analyzed case studies?\",\"answer\":\"Team work, customer interaction, productivity, and flexibility are the most frequently reported benefits, emphasizing individuals and interactions over processes and tools.\"},{\"question\":\"How is the main research question broken down in the study?\",\"answer\":\"It is divided into two specific questions: (SRQ1) what benefits are experienced in non-software contexts, and (SRQ2) what challenges are experienced in non-software contexts.\"}]","Benefits of Agile Project Management in a Non-Software Development Context - A Literature Review | PDF",1789279268]