Copyright 2014 Scott W. Ambler IT Project Success Survey Results Scott W. Ambler

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Copyright 2014 Scott W. Ambler About the Survey Ran during November 2013 under the title “2013 IT Project Success Survey” Survey link included in: – pagewww.ambysoft.com/surveys/ –Drdobbs.com article –Posting to Agile and Lean Software Development, Agile CMMI, and the DAD discussion groups on LinkedIn –Twitter postings Data, summary, and slides downloadable from respondents –25% worked in orgs of 500+ IT people

Important points The success rates found in this series of surveys is significantly more optimistic than the results promoted by the CHAOS report. This is because this survey asks people to define success in the terms in which the teams were actually judged, as opposed to imposing a definition of success on them (such as on time, on budget, to spec which less than 10% of people actually subscribe to) Agile, lean and iterative strategies were superior on average to traditional and ad-hoc strategies There was no statistical difference between the effectiveness of agile and iterative There was no statistical difference between traditional and ad hoc. Copyright 2014 Scott W. Ambler

Comparing Software Development Paradigms: 2013 Copyright 2014 Scott W. Ambler

Comparing Delivery Paradigms Copyright 2014 Scott W. Ambler

Time/Schedule: Which is more important? Copyright 2014 Scott W. Ambler

Budget/ROI: Which is more important? Copyright 2014 Scott W. Ambler

Stakeholder Value: Which is more important? Copyright 2014 Scott W. Ambler

Product Quality: Which is more important? Copyright 2014 Scott W. Ambler

Do people really want systems that are on budget AND on time AND built to specification? Copyright 2014 Scott W. Ambler Answer: Very few apparently do!

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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 2014 Scott W. Ambler