We’re still a ways off from fully realizing the vision of the well-regarded Agile Manifesto — which outlined and encouraged the practice of working closely and informally with end users to iteratively build software. There was only one catch with this more open and collaborative approach — it didn’t scale easily to larger organizations with multiple sites, systems, and teams working across the globe.
The issue of scale still inhibits large or growing organizations. Small organizations represented in a recent survey of 758 software pros conducted by Digital.ai report strong business benefits, while their larger counterparts keep running into roadblocks.
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Users who are happy with Agile point to benefits such as improved collaboration (60%), while 57% saw better alignment to business needs and a quarter saw better quality software delivered.
Overall, while more than seven in 10 IT professionals — 71% — use Agile in software development, only 11% are fully satisfied with the outcomes, while 33% are “somewhat satisfied.” That means at least 56% are not happy with the outcomes, or may not be aware of results.
