Table 2 Overview of the adopted systematic review process.

From: Uncovering the failure of Agile framework implementation using SSM-based action research

Phase 1. Choosing the databases

ProQuest, IEEE, Science Direct, and Scopus were considered appropriate for selecting the qualified papers.

Phase 2. Search words used

•“Agile Implementation”, “Agile Adaptation”, “Agile Adoption”, “Agile Implementation Framework”, “Agile Adaptation Framework”, “Agile Adoption Framework”

Phase 3. Articles refinement

•Limiting the filter to the Engineering and Computer Science area.

•Limiting the downloaded articles by choosing a relevant title based on search words.

Phase 4. Articles review

•To further limit the articles, papers were evaluated against the inclusion criteria.

•The papers that met the inclusion criteria were selected and stored in a summary word database.

Phase 5. Analysis

•The author carefully reviewed articles to understand the context and content of each paper.

•The articles were then summarized in an excel document that included the reference, research approach, research strategies, theoretical & conceptual analysis, unit of analysis, and framework model.