The document summarizes the findings of the State of Agile Survey 2013 conducted by VersionOne. Some key findings include: - Over 3,500 respondents from around the world participated in the survey from August to October 2013. - The top reasons for adopting agile included improved productivity, ability to manage changing priorities, and increased team morale. - Scrum was the most commonly used agile framework. Kanban was also widely used across different parts of organizations. - While agile adoption has increased, barriers still exist including organizational culture, lack of training, and distributed teams.

1. State of Agile Survey 2013
Lee Cunningham
Director, Enterprise Agile Enablement
VersionOne
June 2014

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About me…
• Lee Cunningham
• Lean-agile practitioner, coach,
advisor
• Some traditional hats along the way:
Software Engineer, Development
Manager, QA Manager, Release
Manager, Project/Program Manager
• USAF
• SPC, PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM
• lee.cunningham@versionone.com

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AGILE MADE EASIER
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• 3,501
respondents
• Conducted
August –
October,2013
(Where the numbers total > 100%, respondents were allowed to
choose more than one response.)

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DEMOGRAPHICS: WHERE?

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DEMOGRAPHICS: WHO?

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DEMOGRAPHICS:
HOW MUCH AGILE EXPERIENCE?

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WHY AGILE? THE TOP 7

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TOOLS IN USE: THE TOP 5
(Many use a combination of different tools in the list.)

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PERCENTAGE OF PROJECTS USING AGILE

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OUTSOURCED PROJECTS
50% drop
over the last two years

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WHO UNDERSTANDS AGILE?

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BARRIERS TO FURTHER ADOPTION

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GREATEST CONCERNS ABOUT ADOPTING AGILE

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TOP 5 CAUSES OF FAILED AGILE PROJECTS

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HOW/WHERE IS KANBAN BEING USED?

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AGILE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

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SCALING AGILE: SUCCESS FACTORS

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EASING ADOPTION AT SCALE

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“If you could say one thing to your company president
about agile, what would you say?”
“It's the only sane way to do software development. Do it agile, or we're
out of here.”
“We need to hire the right people with the right combination of
experience and mindset.”
“Adopt agile from the top down at some level”
“Put in the money to train and get the right tools and make this a cultural
transition - not just methodology.”
“…get a %@$#!!* clue.”
“Good job!”

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