Making Agility Stick: What's Working, What's Not

by Gabriele Piccoli

Agile programming is still very far from the mainstream, but it is now a viable and accepted practice. Among our survey respondents, results are the key driver of the Agile approach, with speed of delivery and customer satisfaction leading the way at 92% and 67%, respectively, for those embarking on Agile projects. Our results also show a substantial difference in project duration between successful and challenged projects. This result may indicate that Agile methods are applied to smaller projects. Conversely, recalling Laurie's opening vignette, they may suggest that the Agile approach is bearing some fruit and that in the "Agile ham and egg breakfast," when the pig is committed, the chicken may indeed commit as well. Of course, for many (34%), inertia is still a big impediment. If you find yourself confronting such inertia in your team, the ideas introduced in this issue may help you.

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Making Agility Stick: What's Working, What's Not 1 July 2007

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