Executive Summary

How Agile Are Organizations Today?

Posted November 30, 2006 | Leadership |

The agile movement is now more than five years old, and many organizations have implemented agile methods, with many more planning agile transitions. Previous surveys have addressed questions about how organizations are using agile methods or what particular flavor of agile is being used, but we thought it was time to ask a different question: how agile are organizations today?

About The Author
Jim Highsmith
Jim Highsmith is a Cutter Fellow Emeritus. He was the founding Director of Cutter’s Agile Product & Project Management practice and received the 2005 Stevens Award in recognition of his work in adaptive software development and Agile processes. Mr. Highsmith has 30-plus years’ experience as an IT manager, product manager, project manager, consultant, and software developer. He has consulted with IT and product development organizations and… Read More
Robert Wysocki
Robert K. Wysocki, Ph.D. is a Senior Consultant with Cutter Consortium's Agile Product & Project Management Practice. Bob is recognized throughout the industry as a strategic leader in project management. Among his many outstanding accomplishments, he is the author, or co-author, of numerous books, including Effective Project Management: Traditional, Agile, Extreme, Effective Project Management, 5-Phase Project Management, Effective and… Read More
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