Agile development methods seem to have had quite some
success in recent years, but agile has also become a
buzzword that is used and abused in many contexts. Agile
often seems to be used as a quick fix to any problem. Lately,
the idea of using agile on distributed projects has surfaced
though it may seem a contradiction since agile methods are
built on face-to-face communication [19]. In a review of
reviews of global agile research it is concluded that there is
an increasing interest in the research world (measured on
number of publications) for both distribution and agile – and
that there is the need for more research that covers both