Abstract—Software intensive organisations require the
integration of agility, people, process, product and tool
elements for establishing a hybrid adaptive software
development capability. This paper presents the results of
the empirical study that has been conducted to identify the
important underlying characteristics of the hybrid adaptive
software development capability elements. Based on this
investigation, the most critical and the least critical
characteristics of the hybrid adaptive software development
capability elements have been identified. The findings of this
empirical study have several implications, and can be recasted into making practical recommendations for
establishing a situation-specific hybrid adaptive software
development capability.