Copyright 2013 Scott W. Ambler Agile Project Initiation Survey Results Scott W. Ambler

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Copyright 2013 Scott W. Ambler About the Survey Ran during July 2013 under the title “July 2013 Agile State of the Art Survey” Survey link included in: – pagewww.ambysoft.com/surveys/ –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 –23% worked in orgs of 500+ IT people

How Likely Are Agile Teams Invest To Initial Planning and Modeling Efforts? Copyright 2013 Scott W. Ambler

Initial Requirements Efforts on Agile Projects X% use enterprise or industry architecture models as references 69% performed high-level initial requirements envisioning 27% performed detailed initial requirements modeling 74% performed detailed initial modeling or “backlog population” 91% performed some form of up-front requirements modeling

Copyright 2013 Scott W. Ambler Initial Architecture Efforts on Agile Projects 25% use enterprise or industry architecture models as references 77% performed high-level initial architecture envisioning 28% performed detailed initial architecture modeling 92% performed some form of up-front architecture modeling 97% performed some initial modeling OR worked from an existing legacy architecture

Copyright 2013 Scott W. Ambler How long did it take your project team to get started? (Average: 4.6 weeks)

We had to produce a project vision, or something similar such as a project charter or stakeholder goals document, as part of project initiation. Copyright 2013 Scott W. Ambler

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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 2013 Scott W. Ambler