1. Copyright 2015 Scott Ambler + Associates 2015 Q1 Agile State of the Art Survey Results Scott W. Ambler www.scottambler.com @scottwambler

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3. Copyright 2015 Scott Ambler + Associates About the Survey Ran from the first week of March to the second week of April 2015 under the title “2015 Q1 Agile State of the Art Survey” Survey link included in: –www.ambysoft.com/surveys/ pagewww.ambysoft.com/surveys/ –Posting to Agile and Lean Software Development, Agile CMMI, and the DAD discussion groups on LinkedIn –Twitter postings via @scottwambler Data, summary, and slides downloadable from www.ambysoft.com/surveys/ www.ambysoft.com/surveys/ 157 respondents

4. For team with iterations/sprints, the length is: Copyright 2015 Scott Ambler + Associates Source: SA+A 2015 Q1 Agile State of the Art Survey

5. Internal Release Cadence of Agile Teams Copyright 2015 Scott Ambler + Associates Source: SA+A 2015 Q1 Agile State of the Art Survey

6. Production Release Cadence of Agile Teams Copyright 2015 Scott Ambler + Associates Source: SA+A 2015 Q1 Agile State of the Art Survey

7. Technical Debt Avoidance Strategies Copyright 2015 Scott Ambler + Associates Source: SA+A 2015 Q1 Agile State of the Art Survey

8. Technical Debt Identification Strategies Copyright 2015 Scott Ambler + Associates Source: SA+A 2015 Q1 Agile State of the Art Survey

9. Technical Debt Removal Strategies Copyright 2015 Scott Ambler + Associates Source: SA+A 2015 Q1 Agile State of the Art Survey

10. Technical Debt Funding Strategies Copyright 2015 Scott Ambler + Associates Source: SA+A 2015 Q1 Agile State of the Art Survey

11. How Aware Are Groups About Technical Debt? Copyright 2015 Scott Ambler + Associates Source: SA+A 2015 Q1 Agile State of the Art Survey

12. Got Discipline? Copyright 2015 Scott Ambler + Associates DisciplinedAgileConsortium.org DisciplinedAgileDelivery.com ScottAmbler.com

13. About SA+A Scott Ambler + Associates (SAA) is a boutique consulting firm that specializes in helping organizations adopt disciplined agile strategies, particularly at scale. We offer training, coaching, and transformation services. Our website is ScottAmbler.com. We can help.ScottAmbler.com Copyright 2015 Scott Ambler + Associates