Geographically distributed agile development may experience a high failure rate due to communication issues, which has a negative influence on project performance. One suggested solution in the literature is to enhance both communication and project performance by implementing agile enterprise architecture. However, the empirical evidence that supports this claim is still scarce. To address this gap, this study empirically explores the role of agile enterprise architecture as an artifact in distributed agile development. The findings of an in-depth qualitative case study from a dispersed agile development organization that involves teams distributed over three locations are used in this work. Over 2 months, data was gathered by interviewing 12 key members of the team and watching three Sprint sessions of agile software development. Text analysis qualitative approach was used to analyze the data. The findings imply that agile enterprise architecture has a positive effect on distributed agile software development communication, quality, and functionality. Agile enterprise architecture may also support on-time completion, but a trade-off with on-budget may be necessary. These findings provide valuable insights, frameworks, and best practices that support organizations in achieving greater agility, collaboration, and success in their distributed software development initiatives. As this is one of the first studies to look at the influence of agile enterprise architecture on distributed agile software development communication and performance, further research is needed to confirm and expand on the conclusions of this study.

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企业架构在分布式敏捷软件开发中的贡献

地理分散的敏捷开发可能会因沟通问题而出现较高的失败率，从而对项目绩效产生负面影响。文献中建议的一种解决方案是通过实施敏捷企业架构来增强沟通和项目绩效。然而，支持这一说法的经验证据仍然很少。为了解决这一差距，本研究实证探索了敏捷企业架构作为分布式敏捷开发中的工件的作用。这项工作使用了来自分散敏捷开发组织的深入定性案例研究的结果，该组织涉及分布在三个地点的团队。在 2 个多月的时间里，我们通过采访团队的 12 名关键成员并观看了三个敏捷软件开发的 Sprint 会议来收集数据。使用文本分析定性方法来分析数据。研究结果表明，敏捷企业架构对分布式敏捷软件开发沟通、质量和功能具有积极影响。敏捷企业架构也可能支持按时完成，但可能需要在预算内进行权衡。这些发现提供了宝贵的见解、框架和最佳实践，支持组织在分布式软件开发计划中实现更大的敏捷性、协作和成功。由于这是首批研究敏捷企业架构对分布式敏捷软件开发通信和性能影响的研究之一，因此需要进一步的研究来确认和扩展本研究的结论。