Analysis

To gauge the level of agile adoption, respondents who indicated that their organizations had adopted agile practices were asked the number of agile projects executed. Of the 109 respondents, an overwhelming 86% cited at least two projects using agile practices¹. This indicates that although adoption rates may be low in general, those who have adopted agile practices have moved beyond the "pilot stage" of implementing agile practices in their organizations. This finding is closely aligned with the Scott Ambler survey which found that 85% of organizations that had adopted agile had run at least two projects using agile practices².

Data Sources:

• ¹ DTS Agile Survey

  The survey was conducted over a 30-day period in February 2008 and was promoted on several GIS development blogs and by URISA. In total, 347 GIS professionals from 36 countries responded to the survey.

• ² Ambler, Scott

  Agile Adoption Rate Survey 2007, AmbySoft

  Retrieved January 21, 2008