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<bold>Aim/purpose</bold> – The research aims to identify and evaluate factors impacting the implementation of an agile approach in a crowdfunding project with a goal to fund a film.
<bold>Design/methodology/approach</bold> – The research was conducted in March-April 2018, and based on qualitative methods of gathering data from the Polish market.
<bold>Findings</bold> – We point to the two groups of factors impacting whether or not a film team can implement the agile approach in a crowdfunding project: 1) the first group of factors refers to the iterative testing of ‘the work produced’ during the project, including testing of final film elements; 2) the second group of factors refers to team management such as team goal, team engagement and communication, and conflicts between team members. The findings indicate that a potential transition to the agile approach would require significant adjustments of the current methods of conducting film projects.
<bold>Research implications/limitations</bold> – The managerial implications of this discussion may lead to raising the filmmakers’ familiarity with the agile approach as a new project management framework for the Polish filmmakers. The limitations of the presented study are mostly connected with the qualitative methods applied in the process of gathering data.
<bold>Originality/value/contribution</bold> – This paper provides useful insights into the methods of project management in the film industry.
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Aim/purpose – The research aims to identify and evaluate factors impacting the implementation of an agile approach in a crowdfunding project with a goal to fund a film.
Design/methodology/approach – The research was conducted in March-April 2018, and based on qualitative methods of gathering data from the Polish market.
Findings – We point to the two groups of factors impacting whether or not a film team can implement the agile approach in a crowdfunding project: 1) the first group of factors refers to the iterative testing of ‘the work produced’ during the project, including testing of final film elements; 2) the second group of factors refers to team management such as team goal, team engagement and communication, and conflicts between team members. The findings indicate that a potential transition to the agile approach would require significant adjustments of the current methods of conducting film projects.
Research implications/limitations – The managerial implications of this discussion may lead to raising the filmmakers’ familiarity with the agile approach as a new project management framework for the Polish filmmakers. The limitations of the presented study are mostly connected with the qualitative methods applied in the process of gathering data.
Originality/value/contribution – This paper provides useful insights into the methods of project management in the film industry.

Implementation of agile approach in a reward-based crowdfunding project aimed at funding a film: An overview of the concept and challenges

Journal of Economics and Management

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Aim/purpose – The research aims to identify and evaluate factors impacting the implementation of an agile approach in a crowdfunding project with a goal to...

Implementation of agile approach in a reward-based crowdfunding project aimed at funding a film: An overview of the concept and challenges

Published Online: Jul 23, 2021

Page range: 139 - 155

Received: Sep 26, 2018

Accepted: Apr 30, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22367/jem.2019.37.07

Keywords
film project management, the agile film project management, the crowdfunding film project

© 2019 Urszula Świerczyńska-Kaczor et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Implementation of agile approach in a reward-based crowdfunding project aimed at funding a film: An overview of the concept and challenges

Published Online: Jul 23, 2021

Page range: 139 - 155

Received: Sep 26, 2018

Accepted: Apr 30, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22367/jem.2019.37.07

Keywordsfilm project management, the agile film project management, the crowdfunding film project

© 2019 Urszula Świerczyńska-Kaczor et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Keywords
film project management, the agile film project management, the crowdfunding film project