Factors Influencing the Success of "Agile Working" in Manufacturing Companies.

In times of globalization and digitalization of the world, a good preparation for sustainability is necessary. Agile forms of organization as well as agile mindset are essential and serve as a foundation for a sustainable implementation. This scientific work examines the factors influencing the success of agile working. Four selected current studies on agile working were analyzed in order to gain first insights for the research regarding the current state of the success factors in agile working and the scaling possibilities. Central results of the research are that agile working is used to a large extent in software development or in softwarerelated development. Agile working differs between industries, but there are many intersections and similarities in the application of agile working. The influencing factors are presented and thus an essential basis for the practical application of agile methods is created. Furthermore, the current state of research regarding agile methods will be presented and a possibility of transferability will be ensured. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]