Dr. Karen Eilers<p>How can <a href="https://friends.librescrum.org/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> and <a href="https://friends.librescrum.org/tags/practice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>practice</span></a> in <a href="https://friends.librescrum.org/tags/Agile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Agile</span></a> <a href="https://friends.librescrum.org/tags/Software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Software</span></a> <a href="https://friends.librescrum.org/tags/Development" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Development</span></a> move closer together?</p><p>This question will be at the heart of a dedicated workshop at XP 2025 – and I’m honored to join as a panel participant.</p><p>🧩 Workshop title:<br> "Towards a closer collaboration between practice and research in Agile Software Development – What we learnt; and what not?"</p><p>Agile has come a long way since the 1990s – from a niche software development approach to a catalyst for organization-wide transformation. </p><p>Yet two persistent gaps remain:<br> ⏳ a time gap between fast-paced change in organizations and the slower pace of academic response<br> 📚 a theory gap regarding long-term adoption and cultural integration</p><p>This workshop, led by Michael Neumann, Maria Rauschenberger, Prof. Dr. Eva-Maria Schön, Tiago Silva da Silva, and Mali Senapathi, aims to address both. We’ll explore how to bridge the divide and build a shared, forward-looking agenda for agile research – grounded in both academic insight and lived practice.</p><p>💬 The session combines <a href="https://friends.librescrum.org/tags/panel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>panel</span></a> dialogue and hands-on exchange – an invitation to co-create the future of agile transformation together.</p><p>I look forward to engaging with fellow researchers and practitioners at <a href="https://friends.librescrum.org/tags/XP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XP</span></a> #2025. Let’s turn collaboration into impact.</p><p>Want to know more? Visit the XP Website: <a href="https://conf.researchr.org/home/xp-2025" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">conf.researchr.org/home/xp-2025</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://friends.librescrum.org/tags/AgileMethods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AgileMethods</span></a> <a href="https://friends.librescrum.org/tags/XP2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XP2025</span></a> <a href="https://friends.librescrum.org/tags/ResearchPracticeCollaboration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResearchPracticeCollaboration</span></a> <a href="https://friends.librescrum.org/tags/AgileSoftwareDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AgileSoftwareDevelopment</span></a></p>