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            Project-based work is considered a prototype for modern knowledge work, but is also often linked to stress. Complementing or substituting for conventional project management, agile methods are on the rise, but the implications of these methods for stress on employees still remain largely hidden. This article presents the results from qualitative case studies in software development that show how diverse agile methods are lived in practice and how these variations affect stress levels. The results unveil how agile methods, under certain assumptions, can protect team members against stress and voluntary self-exploitation - offering a safe space that is, however, fragile and requires accompanying organisational backing.

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            10.2307/j50010512
            workorgalaboglob
            Work Organisation, Labour & Globalisation
            Pluto Journals
            1745-641X
            1745-6428
            1 January 2019
            : 13
            : 2 ( doiID: 10.13169/workorgalaboglob.13.issue-2 )
            : 20-36
            Article
            workorgalaboglob.13.2.0020
            10.13169/workorgalaboglob.13.2.0020
            e13a7b8a-8b60-47d3-9c78-1149a5fb24e5
            © Sabine Pfeiffer, Stefan Sauer and Tobias Ritter, 2019

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            Sociology,Labor law,Political science,Labor & Demographic economics,Political economics
            IT professionals,project work,stress,Scrum,agility,software engineering

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