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Executive Summary
Agile Adoption & Use

Benefits

Organizations are continuing to scale agile

Ninety percent of respondents said that

beyond single teams and single projects. This

implementing agile improved their

year we saw a 15% jump in the number of

ability to manage changing priorities.

respondents who work where there are at least 5 agile teams, and a

More people are also seeing value in

9% increase in those working with up to 5 agile projects. In addition,

terms of project visibility when implementing agile (84% compared

in agile momentum is up; those who plan to implement agile

to 77% in 2011). In addition, the general perception of agile is up.

development in future projects has increased from 59% last year to

When asked, "If you could say one thing to your company president

83% this year.

about agile, what would you say7" respondents were very positive.
Common responses were around cultural change, hiring a

Most are using Scrum or Scrum variants (72%), as in past years.

knowledgeable ScrumMaster, investing in training, adoption from the

Kanban and Kanban variants nearly doubled this year, mostly due to

top-down, and giving agile enough time to succeed.

an uptick in Scrumban use. This year we wanted to know how people

are using Kanban. For most, Kanban methodologies including
Scrumban were being applied to processes inside the software
organization only (61%).

Knowledge & Execution

Agile Tools

Software professionals are becoming more

When looking at the general types of tools

experienced with agile. The number of

currently in use, the biggest jump over the

respondents who have practiced agile for 5

last year was Taskboards (+ 11%), followed

or more years grew from 18% in 2011 to 25%

by Kanban boards ( + 10%), Agile Project

in 2012. There was also tremendous growth in the 2-5 years of

Management Tools ( +8%), and Release

experience group, which increased from 37% to 64%.

Management (+8%).

When asked who knows agile the most and the least about agile

On average, respondents used between 3 and 4 different tools, with

within their organizations, not surprisingly respondents believed that

a handful having used as many as 15. Specific tools most commonly

those closest to the work were most agile-savvy - 57% said

used continue to be standard office productivity tools such as Excel,

ScrumMasters and Project Managers are the most knowledgeable.

followed by specialized tools like Microsoft Project, VersionOne and

The least agile-savvy groups were Product Owners (3%) and

Atlassian/JIRA.

Executives (2%). The topic of Agile Portfolio Management (APM) was

relatively new or unfamiliar for most. Only one-quarter were
practicing, learning about, or planning to practice APM.

The survey also asked respondents whether they would recommend

the tool(s) they are using based on their past or present use. Of the
tools evaluated, VersionOne was the number one recommended out

This year we dug a bit deeper into why agile initiatives fail and found

of any other tool (93% of users would recommend it), followed by

that in two-thirds of the cases, it was either a failure to integrate the

LeanKit (92%), and Atlassian/JIRA (92%). Interestingly, while Excel was

right people or to teach a team-based culture. Other reasons

the most commonly used tool (69%), nearly 40% of these users said

included a communication problem between the development team

they would NOT recommend Excel as an effective agile management

and other areas of the business, or a ScrumMaster problem, such as

tool.

having responsibilities outside of the role. In terms of lessons learned

when scaling agile beyond a single team, respondents said the most
important success factor is to ensure the effort has sufficient

When those using a tool were asked how they decided it was time for
a tool, the most commonly cited reasons were (1) more collaboration,

executive sponsorship. Having a training program, internal support

(2) visualization of workflow, (3) co-located/offshore teams unable to

groups, and common tools were also cited as important lessons

see physical boards, and (4) roll-up metrics across projects/groups.

learned.

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Respondent Demographics
I

SIZE OF
ORGANIZATION

The. md.lo..n s.\z.J!. o<i=

r-e.S'f>on~e.nt-s' so<i=t-wo..r-e..
or-~o..nlz..a.. t-lons

wo..s 100,
wit-h o.. 9uo..r-t-e..r- o<i=

r-e.S'f>on~e..nt-s e..omln~

\=r-om

or-~o..nlz..a.. t-lons

o<i=
mor-e.. t-ho..n SOO.

-1
I

agile

~~actitioners

1~

agile
coaches/
consultants/
trainers

AGILE PRACTITIONERS
About- t-hr-e.e.-\=1\=t-hs (1:,\ 'f>e.r-e..e.nt-) we.r-e. o..~\le.
'f>r-o..e..t-lt-lone.r-s, wit-h t-he. r-e.st- be.ln3 o..3\le.
e..oo..e..he.s/e..onsult-o..nt-s/t-r-o..lne.r-s (\'7 'f>e.r-e..e.nt-) o..n~ "Ot-he.r-"
().0 'f>e.r-e..e.nt-). Ot-he.r- ~e.'f>o..r-t-me.nt-s r-e.'f>r-e.se.nt-d we.r-e.
o<i=t-e.n "Pr-~ue..t- 1"1\o..no..~e.me.nt-, O'f>e.r-o.. t-lons,
1"1\o..no..~e.me.nt-/l:)uslne.ss o..n~ 1"1\o..r-1\.e.t-In~. In~ust-r-le.s
r-e.'f>r-e.se.nt-e.~ lne..lu~e.~ IT Se.r-vle..e.s, tlno..ne..loJ, lnsur-o..ne..e.,
C...onsult-ln~, C.~ue..o..t-lon o..n~ Gove.r-nme.nt-.

CURRENT
COMPANY POSITION
1"1\or-e. t-ho..n 80 'f>e..r-e..e..nt- wor-1\.e..~ In So<i=t-wo..r-e..
be..ve.lo'f>me..nt- or- t-he. IT ~e.'f>o..r-t-me.nt-s o<i= t-he.lre.m'f>loje.r-s. 'Re.s'f>on~e.nt-s we.r-e. most- e..ommonlj
'f>r-oje.e..t- mo..no..~e.r-s, se..r-um mo..st-e.r-s o..n~ t-e.o..m le.o..~s,
<i=ollowe.~ bj so<i=t-wo..r-e. ~e.veJo'f>me.nt- t-e.o..m me.mbe.r-s.

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WHY THEY
BUILD
Whe."' o..s.K.e.A who..t- t-he. mo..I...,
o..c..t-lvlt-3 ol.= t-he.lr- s.ol.=t-wo..r-e.
or-30..>"ll~t-lo>"I, mos.t- r-e.S.'f>o"'Ae....,t-s.
s.o..IA t-he. 'ol..)llA '"'A s.e.11 s.ol.=t-wo..r-e.
3
'f>r-oAu('_t-s..

Build & sell

a product

Build for
internal use

PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH

AGILE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES

Sell IT
services

A
t 81

of respondents

s.o..3 t-he.3 o..r-e. ' t- le.o..s.t- "1<..>"lowle.A3e.o..ble."

o..bout- o.. 31ie. s.ol.=t-wo..r-e. Ae.ve.lo'f>me.>'\tt-e.('_h...,l9ue.s. wlt-h mor-e. t-ho..>"I ' 9uo..r-t-e.rs.o..31...,3 t-he.3 we.r-e. "e.)<.t-r-e.me.l ~
1<..>"lowle.A3e.o..'ole.. '

Moderately knowledgeable

Knowledgeable

Very Little/No Knowledge

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{;J

~ COMPANY EXPERIENCE
\b.u ~:fl
8'-1.%

o~ r-e.s?ol"\Ae.l"\TS s"'IA -rhe.lr-

rY\cr-e.. t-he>..r,

or- "'"1LJ>.Tlol"\S we.r-e. ~"'~-r;~;l"\

3
u~ (l-~ 80% W, ).Q\l

"'3 ~e.

Ae.velo?rne.l"\T,

\b.u Lcref

01"\e.-hM= o~ r-e.s?ol"\Ae.l"\TS wor-l\.e.A "'T ~Ol'Y\?"'"'e.s Th"'T h"'ve. be.e.I"\

?r-"'~-r;~;"3 "'3~e. ~ )_ ::f"'r-s or- le.ss, wl-rh ove.r- Ol"\e.--rhlr-A

""V'"O j'<;;,_,, W, th< } to S

1~

lb

< 1 Year

PROJECTS USING AGILE

31 w

-19%~

0-25%
of Projects

26-50%
of Projects

lb

lb

1-2 Years

2- 5 Years

lb

1~
5+ Years

WHO KNOWS -
AGILE?
l\Jct- sur-?r-lslr.~IJ' r-e..S'f'cr.Ae..r.t-s se>..IA
t-he>..t- Ir, ~e..r,e..r-e>..I, r-cle..s whl~h e>..r-e.. ~lose..r
t-c t-he.. t-e..e>..rn e>..r-e.. rncr-e.. l<..r.cwle..A~e..o-.ble..
t-ho-.r, t-hcse.. er. t-he.. buslr.e..ss slAe...

MOST

l<..r.cwle..A~e..o-.ble..

43% - - - Scrum Master

14% -

13 ~

37 ~

51-75%
of Projects

76-100%
of Projects

%--

'""O'

: 12% 3& 3~

~ PERCENTAGE OF

%--

:JW

%---

--

Dev Manager/Director/VP

14% - - - Project Manager

11% 6%
2%
2%

--

- -- --

Developer

- - Product Manager
QA
Executive

2% - - - Business Analyst
1% - - - Product Owner

s%

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1'1\~~lo..n Q,..~o.n\z..o... t-lon s;~: 100 'f>e.o'f>le.; ),S%
~o.I'Y\e. ~...OI'Y\ Ol"~o.nlz..o...t-lons o~ >SOO 'f>e.o'f>le..

{j)

gv WHO CHAMPIONS?

'

lnlt-loJ ~h"'I'Y\'f>lons o~ o.~lle. I'Y\e.t-hoh we.l"e.

I'Y\ost-lj In t-he. I'Y\o.no.~e.I'Y\e.nt- lo.je.'" (bs%):

63~ 17~ 13~ 7~

Management

Dev/IT Staff

Executives

Consultants/Trainers/
Other

NUMBER OF
COMPANY PROJECTS
USING AGILE

HOW MANY
TEAMS ADOPTED
AGILE?
This je.o-.1- we.'ve. se.e.n ~1-owt-h In t-he. nui'Y\be.l" o~
t-e.o.I'Y\S 'f>'""'~t-1~\n~ o.~lle. "'t- e.o.~h Ol"~o.nlz..o...t-lon
SUI"Ve.je_A t\Je.o.l"ij ho.i~ 0~ I"~S'f>On~~nt-S WOI"'I\.~~
o. t- ~OI'Y\'f>O.nle.s t-ho.t- ho.~ o.~o'f>t-e.~ o.~\le.
'f>l"o.~t-\~~S o.~I"OSS S 01" I'Y\01"~ t-~o.I'Y\S ('\8%),
U'f> ~I"OI'Y\ ss% In ),Oil,"""~ sO% so.\~ t-he.j ho.~
10 01" I'Y\OI"e. o.~\le. t-e.o.I'Y\S.

The. I'Y\O.jOI"It-j o~ l"e.S'f>On~e.nt-s ho.~ U'f> t-o S

o.~\1~ 'f>~"Oj~ds (S'f% ), ~OI'Y\'f>"'-'"d t-o SO% In

),0\1. About- one.-t-h\1"~ so.\~ t-he.\1- ol"~o.nlz..o...t-lons
ho.ve. 10 01- I'Y\OI"e. o.~lle. 'f>~"Oje.~t-s.

5-9 teams

NUMBER OF
DISTRIBUTED TEAMS
USING AGILE
Onlj sS% 0~ I"~S'f>On~~nt-s WOI"'I\.~~

In "'

~OI'Y\'f>"'-nj t-ho.t- ho.~ ~lst-1-lbut-d so~t-wo-.1-e.

t-e.o.I'Y\S. \1owe.ve.1- 1 t-hose. who o.nswe.~-e.~ je.s

ho.~, on o.ve.l"o.~e., 'f ~lst-1-lbut-e.~ t-e.o.I'Y\S.

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AGILE METHODOLOGY USED

___./
-::--

S~r-um o~ S~~UI'YI vo..~lo..>'\t-S (7).,%) o..~e. St-~1 t-he.

most- 'f>O'f>ul"'~ o.. 31ie. me.t-hoblo31e.s 'oe.l>'\3 use.A.
l\o..>'l'oo..>'\ "'"'A l\o..>'l'o"'->'1 v~lo..>'\t-S >'\e.~lj bu'old
t-his je."'~ most-lj Aue. t-o "'"' u'f>t-ld\. 1>'1
~~UI'YI'o"'"' use..

85%"' 78% ;}_0\1

175%"' 7'1.% ;}_0\1
17-~"' 70% ;}_0\1
172%if' h't% )_Oil
.169%if' hS% )_Oil
167%"' h7% ;}_0\1
J
58%1'
=
= 157%1' Sl%s J_%)_Oil)_Oil
16x,'f' S't%)_Oil
I 55%1' ss'%)_Oil
t 51%
149%
14&
143%1' 58% )_Oil
J' 40%"' 58% ;}_0\1
I 39%if' s)_% )_Oil
13&,1' ss% )_Oil
-1 32%"' )_'t% ;}_0\1
32%"' J_8% )_Oil
J

'o

AGILE TECHNIQUES EMPLOYED

A3o..l>'\ t-his -~e.o..~, ~o~e. o..3~e. t-e.>'\e.t-s ~~~e.>'\t-lj 1>'1 use. o..~e.* bo..~j St-o..>'\Au'f>1 lt-e.~o.. t-lo>'\
"Pio..>'\>'\1>'\3 "'"'d. lJ>'\It- T e.st-1>'\3. The. t-wo t-e.~h"'l9ue.s t-ho..t- 3 ~e.w t-he. most- I>'I uso.. 3e.
~~om t-his je."'~ t-o lo..st- je."'~ we.~e. 1\o.."''o"'"' "'"'A 'R.e.t-~OS'f>e.~t-lve.s; je.t-1 o..3~e.
t-e.~h>'ll9ue.s 1>'\~~e.o..sd 1>'1 e.v~j o..~e.o.. 'out- O>'\e. (C..o>'\t-1>'\uous be.'f>lojme.>'\t-).
~"-sj>e.,d_.,_...,-rs

W"-t-"-

o-bi"- "1-c s..J.,_._"1- mul-r;j>le. cj>-1-;c...,s.

"'

Daily Standup

"' Open Workarea

'o

Iteration Planning

TDD

Unit Testing

'f>

Digital Taskboard

Retrospectives

9 Story Mapping

e.

Release Planning

Kanban

Burndown/ Team-Based Estimation

Collective Code Ownership

Velocity

t-

Pair Programming

Coding Standards

Automated Acceptance Testing

Continuous Integration

Analog Taskboard

~
~

J30>A.

Automated Builds

Continuous Deployment

Dedicated Product Owner

><

Agile Games

Integ rated Dev/QA

Cycle Time

Refactoring

z._

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127%1' J_S% )_Oil

124%1' )_)_% ;}_0\1
) 23%
~ 17%1' IS% ;}_0\1
13%1' \;}_% )_Oil
10x,if' 9% )_Oil

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LEADING CAUSES OF
FAILED AGILE PROJECTS
!'1\osi- ~e.S'f>on~e.ni-s so.. I~ none. a~ 't-he.I~ a..~ lie. 'F'~oje.~i-s waul~ he. ~onsl~e.~e.~
unsu~~e.ss~ul C\8% ). Or; 't-hose. wli-h ~a..lid a..~lie. 'F'~oje.~i-s, t'Y\OSi- so..I~ ;;- wo..s ~ue. i-o
e.li-he.~ a.. ~Ot'Y'I~n.) 'f>hlloso'f>h.) a~ ~ult-~e. o..i- ad.b wli-h ~~e. o..~lle. vo..lue.s (\).%),
e.l<i-e.~oJ 'F'~e.ss~e. i-o t;ollow wo..i-e.~t;oJI 'F'~o~e.sse.s (\\%), a~ a.. ~oa..~e.~ ~~o..n\2...!>-.i-lonoJ
a~ ~Ot'Y\t'Y\unl~o..i-lans 'F'~oble.t'Y'I (\\%).

None of our agile projects failed

o;;::::a

==

J1~
1t~

Company philosophy or culture at odds with core agile values

External pressure to follow traditional waterfall processes

A broader organizational or communications problem

==-

Lack of experience with agile methods

=='

Lack of cultural transition

Other

11:1

=:::1

_I~

Lack of management support

- ~

Insufficient training
New to agile

'

1&

]
J11%
J!k
J&

J~

Inside

KANBAN USES ~
1-law Is 1\o..nha..n

I~

1101

J~

Unwillingness of team to follow agile

Don't know

""'

Inside & Outside

A.t>t>f,d'?

Those. usln~ 1\o..nha..n a~ s~~Ut'Y'Iha..n we.~e. 'F'~'t'Y\0..~\1.)

usln~ i-he.se. t'Y\e.i-had.s ~~ huslne.ss 'F'~o~e.sse.s
lnsl~e. i-he. sat;i-wa..~e. a~~o..n\2...!>-.i-lon ani.).

Outside
Other

AGILE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT (APM)

A.\1\ Is ~e.lo..i-lve.lJ ne.w
~ unt;o..t'Y'IIfo..~. On!.) ane.-9ua..~i-e.~ o..~e. ~o..~i-1~\n~,
le.o..~n\n~ o..boui-, a~ 'f>'o..nn\n~ i-o 'F'~o..~i-l~e. A."PI'Y\.
Fa~ t'Y'Io..n.) at; i-he. ~e.S'f>on~e.ni-s,

Practicing

11%

Not practicing
Plan to practice
Learning

Don't know what it is

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Failure to integrate people
ORGANIZATIONAL
Failure to teach team-based culture
ISSUES CITED
Communication between Dev/Product Owner

Whe.>"I o..s.'r\.e.d who..t- we.l"e. t-he.

3 o..>"llU..t-lo>"loJ
'f>l"oble.ms. be.h l>"ld "'"'.'.) o..3~e. 'f>l"oje.~t- ~"'~ul"e.s.,
l"e.S.'f>O>"lde.>'\t-S. mos.t- ~i""e.9'-'e.>"lt-1.'.) ~lt-e.d "' ~o..~Ul"e. t-o
l>"lt-e.31""'t-e. t-he. ,..1 3 ht- 'f>e.ot>Je., at- t-o t-e.o..~h "'
t-e.o..m-bo..s.e.d ~ult-ul"e.:

F--~-~
I-------'

2t~

ot-

Communication between Dev/QA

ScrumMaster problem

Has only 1 team

ROLE OF THE
SCRUM MASTER
"Re.S.'f>O>"ldC.>'\t-S. S.o..ld t-he..'.l WOl"'r\.e.d 0..t- ~Om'f>O..>"lle.S.
whe.l"e. t-he. s~l"Uml'V\o..s.t-e.I" Is. fo~us.e.d mo..1>"11.'.l O>'\
~o..dlt-o..t-1>"13 'f>l"oje.~t-s. O..>'\d le.s.s. O>'\ ct-he.I" dut-le.s..

2&

Has 2-5 teams

Has 5+ teams
Has Product Owner responsibilities
Has Management responsibilities
Has duties outside traditional role

11%
17%

1----~

BARRIERS TO FURTHER
AGILE ADOPTION
The. l>"lo..b~lt-j t-o ~ho..>'\3e. t-he.11" ol"3 o..>"llU..t-lo>"l's.
~ult-ul"e. wo..s. t-he. >'\umbe.l"-o>'\e. bo..l"l"le.I" t-o ~ul"t-he.1"
o..do'f>t-lo>"I, ~olbwe.d b.'.) "' 3 e.>"le.l"o..I !""e.s.ls.t-o..>'\~e. t-o
~ho..>'\ 3 e. O..>'\d t-1".'.)1"'3 t-o ~It- o.. 3 ~e. e.le.me.>'\t-S. l>"lt-o "'
>'\O>"l-"'3~e. ~l"o..me.wol"'r\.. "Pe.,..~e.lve.d t-lme. t-o
fro..>"IS.lt-lo>"I O..>'\d bud3e.t- ~O>'\S.t-l"o..l>'\t-S. ho..d t-he.
lowe.s.t- lm'f>"'~t- O>'\ ~Ul"t-he.1" o..do'f>t-lo>'\.

52%
Ability to change
organizational culture

Trying to fit agile

elements into a
non-agile
framework

41%
31%
Management
support

33%

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GREATEST CONCERNS
ABOUT ADOPTING AGILE

r~~83

59..

The. I'Y\OSt- C..OI'Y\I'Y\0>'\ C-0>'\C..<'!.M'\S r,s t-e.~ bJ t-e.S'f'Ot~~e.t~t-S whe.t~ t-he..~ we.t-e.
c..ot~sl~e.t-lt~3 ~e.'f'lo.)\"' 3 o-.3 \le. we.t-e. o.. lo..c..l\. o~ u'f'~t-ot~t- 'f'lo..t~t~lt~3 (5'1.%), loss
o~ mo..t~o..3 e.me.t~t- c..ot~t-t-ol (s\%), ot- mo..t~o..3e.me.t~t- O'f''f'oslt-lot~ (),7%).

'"'R"-s'f'O,d"-"ts were. <>-bi"- t-o sd'-<-t- rnult-;?1"- o'f't-'o"s.

Lack of up-front planning

11!1

131%

Loss of management control

Management opposition

~27%

Lack of documentation

J2~
J2~

Lack of predictability

.,

J11&
J1&
r17%

No concerns
Inability to scale

11~

Regulatory compliance
Quality of engineering talent
Reduced software quality

01'\!J

3% So..\~

t-he.J ~0 >'\Ot- 'f'IM t-o \m'f'le.me.t~t

o-.3\le. me.t-h~s ot~ ~ut-ut-e. 'f't-oje.c..t-s.

J2~

Lack of engineering discipline

Dev team opposed to change

'

_,11~

~~

Yes

Don't Know

No

w HAT WOULD THEY SAY?

o..sl\.e.~, "I~ ~ou ~oul~ so-.~ one. 1-h \n~ 1-o ~out
~o"'~9>n~ ~1-"e.s\~e.ni- o-.hot:11- o-.~\le., w~o-.1- lb'oul~

l.Jhe.t~

'1e.S'f'Ot~~e.>'\t-S we.t-e. Ve.t-J 'f'OSit-\ve.. C..ommO>'\ t-e.S'f'Ot~Se.S

we.t-e. M'OU>'\~ c..ult-ut-oJ c..ho..t~3 e., hlt-lt~ 3 o.. l\.t~owle.~ 3 e.o..ble. Sc..t-umMo..st-e.t-1

.JOU SO\.

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Benefits Obtained from

Implementing Agile
EXPERIENCED AGILE USERS
SAID THE TOP 3 BENEFITS
oc;: o..3 1ie. u.>e.r-e. t-he. o..blllt-.) t-o I'YIM\o..3 e. ~h""'' 3 1n 3 'f>r-lor-lt-le.s, 'F'r-o~u~t-lvlt-.)1 o..n~ 'f>r-oje.~t- vlslblllt-.).
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8'-\%

Got Better

In )_Q\)_.

No Benefit

Got Worse

1%
2%
2%

Ability to manage changing priorities

Increased productivity
Improved project visibility
Improved team morale

Enhanced software quality

Reduce risk

Faster time-to-market

Better alignment between IT & Business Objectives

1%

Simplify development process

Improved/ increased engineering discipline

Enhanced software maintainability/ extensibility

Manage distributed teams

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BEST ILESSONS LEARNED'

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STATE of
AGILE

AGILE TOOL USES & PREFERENCES

'Re.s.'f>on.ie.nt-s. ~ut-r-e.nt-1.) us.e. o- wide. vo-r-ie.t-.~ o~ o-3~e. t-ools.; t-he. 'YIOS.t- ~O'Y\'Yioi'\1.) one.s. be.in3 us.d (or- 'f>lo-nne..i t-o us.e.) we.r-e.
~u3 Tr-o-~1<-.e.r-s., Aut-O'Yio-t-d ~u~.i Tools. o-nd: LA.lil<,.is.. 11-.e. 'YIOS.t- .ie.s.ir-e..i t-ool we.r-e. l.ie.o-s. IY\o-no-3e.'Yie.nt-, ~owd b~
Aut-O'Yio-t-e..i A~~e.'f>t-o-n~e. T e.s. t-, o-n.i 'Re.~o-dor-in3 Tools.. 'Re.s.'f>On.ie.nt-s. in.ii~o- t-d t-he. le.o-s.t- ne.d ~ ?"PYV\ t-ools., rolbwd b.)
Tr-o-.iit-iono-1 "PM t-ools. o-n.i ln.ie.l< ~o-r-h.
11-.e. bi33e.s.t- jUOVI'f> in t-ools. ~ut-r-e.nt-~~ us.d ~r-O'YI J..OI\ t-o J..OI), wo-s. T o-s.l<,.boo-r-h (\\%), ~ollowe..i b.) 1\o-nbo-n boo-r-h (\O%),
A3ile. "Pr-oje.d IY\o-no-3e.""e.nt- Tools. 0'8%), o-n.i 'Re.le.o-s.e. IY\o-no-3e.me.nt- ( ..8%).

Currently Use

Plan to Use

Would Like to Use

Do Not Need

Bug trackers
Automated build tool
Wiki s
Unit test tool
Spreadsheets
Taskboards
Agile project management tool
Continuous integration tool
Release management tool
Requirements management tool
Story mapping
Traditional project management too l
Index cards
Automated acceptance test tool
Kanban board
Refactoring tool
Ideas management tool
PPM tool

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AGILE

SPECIFIC AGILE TOOLS USED

o'f\

o..vero..3e.., r-e.S'f>O'f\~e.'f\t-S usd* 'oe.t-we.e.'f\ -s-'-1. ~~~~e..t-e.'f\t- t-ools. A ho..'f\~~ul so..l~ t-he.J usd o..s I'Y\0..'(\J o..s \S. "f"he. most-

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t-ools

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Excel
Microsoft Project
VersionOne
JIRA/Greenhopper
HP Quality Center
Microsoft TFS
Bugzilla
In-House/Homegrown
Google Docs
* Vendor Y
IBM ClearCase
Rational
Pivotal Tracker
IBM Rational Team Concert
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ThoughtWorks Mingle
XPianner
Lean Kit
Target Process
CA Agile Vision

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22%
22%
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2QoA,
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SATISFACTION
WITH TOOL CHOICE
1"' o..U it-io"' t-o t-ool us.e. 1
t-C.S.'f'O"'de."'t-s. we.t-e. o..s.K.d
whe.t-he.t- t-he.J would t-e.~or1vY\e."'d
t-he. t-ooKs.) t-he.J o..t-e. us.i"'3 bo..s.d
o"' t-he. it- 'f>'S.t- et- 'f>t-e.S.e."'t- us.e.. (X
t-he. t-ools. e.vo..luo..t-d '"' t-he.
s.ut-ve.J' Ve.t-s.io"'O"'e. ho..d t-he.
hi3he.s.t- s.o..t-is.~o..~t-lo"' t-o..t-e. o~ """'j
ot-he.t- t-ool e.vo..luo.. t-d ('15% o~
t-e.s.?o"'de."'t-s. us.1"'3 Ve.t-s.lo"'O"'e.
would t-e.~omme."'d It-), ~owe.d bJ
Le.Ml\lt- ('1),%), At-lo..s.s.lo..,./
JfRl\/Gr-e.e."'1-.arr-e.r- ('1),%) Md
Ve."'det- Y (87%). The. le.o..s.tt-e.~omme."'de.d t-ools. we.t-e.
l'l\l~t-os.o~t- "Pt-oje.~t- (SO%),
1"'-hous.e/l-bme.3t-ow"' (S\%) ""'d
Wl"""'"'e.t- (S\%).

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92%
92%
87%

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Lean Kit

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Vendor Y
Microsoft TFS
Google Docs
Pivotal Tracker

TIMING FOR
TOOL ADOPTION
lAJhe."' t-e.S.?o"'de."'t-s. us.1"'3 o.. t-ool
we.r-e. o..s.K.d how t-he.J de.~idd itwo..s. t-lme. ~et- o.. t-ool, t-he. mos. t~ommo..\/J ~ it-e.d t-e.o..s.o"'s. we.t-e.:

Percent of Users
Who Would Recommend

Targ et Process
Bugzilla
Ven do r X

IBM Rational Tea m Concert

CA Agile Vi sion
HP Quality Center

t'V\ot-e. ~ollo-.bot-a-. t lo\'\ ~

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ThoughtWorks Mingle
Exce l

63%
57%
51%
51%

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C..,o-1o~'t-e.Vo~~shor-e. te.o-.ms
ul'\o-.ble. to se.e. ?h.Jsl~o-.1
boo-.r-As

IBM ClearCa se
XPlanner
In-Hou se/Homegrown
Microsoft Project

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