Datafication processes, the ongoing strive for making organizations data-driven, have in recent years entailed data-focused software projects and in-creasing interdisciplinary teamwork. Simultaneously as agile product teams have been directed towards increased use of data for software development, stronger data protection regulations such as GDPR have further complexi-fied the software developer role, whose responsibilities and expectations now expand far beyond merely coding. Seeking to develop an understand-ing of how data-intensive product teams in the public sector maneuver the juridical hurdles emerging in the wake of data governance, this paper builds on 19 interviews from two different organizations as well as policy docu-ments to understand how privacy rules prevent team agility. Our findings indicate that including a legal expert in the team can boost confidence in da-ta handling practices and avoid delays in deliveries, but it requires effort to synchronize and overcome interdisciplinary barriers.
Piet Heinkade 179
Amsterdam 1019 HC
Netherlands
Privacy
Public Sector
Agile product teams
Data mesh