Use global survey reports (image and text) for agile methods and tools)

Some time ago, Pete Behring of trailridge consulting published a global survey (PDF file) on project management using agile methods ). The original intention of this survey was to understand the agile adoption trend of software organizations and the relationship between the market share and tool usage.

The purpose of the survey is to determine:

* What agile processes are you using now?

* What commercial or open-source tools are used by agile organizations? Why?

* Is the organization size associated with the type of the agile tool used?

* What are the main reasons for choosing agile project management tools?

According to feedback from 525 organizations, the report confirms its findings with data. Of the 525 organizations, 2/3 of the organizations are less than 100:

The main findings of this survey are:

* According to the definition of Geoffrey Moore in the article crossing the chasm, agile adoption is still in the early stage;

* Currently, scrum is the most common agile method and is usually used in conjunction with other agile practices or methods;

* In a large company, only a small part of developers use agile processes. In a small company, more than half of developers use agile processes;

* Even if organizations purchase a full set of tools dedicated to agile project management, they are only used to manage their agile processes;

* In all companies, agile project management tools have been "On par" with manual methods ";

* Although the reasons for use vary, small companies are more likely to use agile project management tools than large companies.

The report also analyzes different requirements between the delivery team and its managers, focuses on test cases, defect tracking and reporting, and points out some interesting trends of these tools, for example, the report service and API are used to build a bridge between the delivery team and project management.

All in all, this report not only clarifies the adoption of agile organization distribution, but also describes the features and tools that organizations consider when selecting agile organizations.