Copyright 2010 Scott W. Ambler Agile Project Success Survey 2010 April 2010 Scott W. Ambler

Copyright 2010 Scott W. Ambler How To Use These Slides I have provided these slides, and the raw data behind them, so that others can use them in their own work. You may reuse all, or a part of, this slide deck as long as you provide a clear reference to the source. The suggested reference is: Results from Scott Ambler’s 2010 Agile Project Success Survey posted at Some slides have notes

Copyright 2010 Scott W. Ambler About the Survey April 2010 Survey link: –Sent out to several agile mailing lists, including the and –Linked to from pagewww.ambysoft.com/surveys/ Data, summary, and slides downloadable from respondents –31% were programmers or agile team members, 30% were managers or team lead/Scrum masters –55% had 10+ years in IT –17% worked in orgs of 500+ IT people –39% North American, 38% European, 17% Asia Pacific

Copyright 2010 Scott W. Ambler Defining Success Time/Schedule –62% prefer to deliver on time according to the schedule –34% prefer to deliver when the system is ready to be shipped Cost –28% prefer to deliver within budget –60% prefer to provide good return on investment (ROI) Functionality –15% prefer to build the system to specification –82% prefer to meet the actual needs of stakeholders Quality –29% prefer to deliver on time and on budget –66% prefer to deliver high-quality, easy-to-maintain systems

Copyright 2010 Scott W. Ambler Importance of the Success Factors In order: 1.Functionality 2.Quality 3.Time/Schedule 4.Money

Copyright 2010 Scott W. Ambler Perceived Agile Project Success Rates Note: Accurate to within +/-10% Figures “normalized” to add to 100%