Please take a few minutes to complete this questionnaire. The purpose of this research is to find out how many companies and IT professionals are interested in agile methods, what the adoption rates are, and how successful agile implementation has been for companies. We also want to get some statistics on what tools are being used to manage agile projects. Your feedback will help drive our research in agile practices, and product development. The results will be published online. Stay tuned for more in-depth surveys regarding agility. Note: The results of our first survey are published already..

Agile Software Development Methodologies Usage Survey (2012)

1. Which of the following best describes your current position?

Management
Business/Systems Analyst
Software Developer
Database Architect
Project Manager
Quality Assurance Analyst/Software Tester
Other

2. How many years of experience do you have in the Information Technology field?

Between 1-5 Years
Between 6-10 Years
Between 11-15 Years
Over 15 Years

3. How large is your organization in terms of employees?

Between 1 - 10 employees
Between 11-25 employees
Between 26 -50 employees
Between 51- 100 employees
Between 101- 1000 employees
Over 1000 employees

4. Where is your company based?

Vancouver (mainland + island)
Rest of BC
Prairie Provinces
Ontario
Quebec
Atlantic Canada
Northern Canada
USA- North East
USA-South East
USA_South West
USA-Mid West
USA-West
United Kingdom
Europe (mainland)
India
China
Rest of Asia
Brazil
Rest of South America
Africa
Australia/New Zealand
5. In which sector is your company primarily operating?

Agricultural
Financial
Government
Manufacturing
Mining
Retail
Software & IT Services
Other

6. How familiar are you with Agile project management and software development methods?

Not familiar
Somewhat familiar
Familiar
Very familiar
Expert

7. If you are not familiar with Agile methods, would you be willing to learn more about it?

Yes
No

8. Has your organization adopted Agile project management and software development methods?

Yes
No

9. If your organization has not adopted Agile methods, would you be considering that in the near future?

Yes
No
Don't know

The following questions are primarily for organizations in which an Agile methodology has already been adopted.

10. If your organization has adopted Agile methods, do you apply the method to every software development project?

Yes
No
Don't know

11. How long ago did your organization adopt Agile methods?

Between 1 and 2 years ago
Between 2 and 3 years ago
Between 3 and 4 years ago
5 year ago
Over 5 years ago

12. How large are your Agile teams?

Between 1-5 people
Between 6-10 people
Between 11-20 people
Over 20 people

13. How long are the sprints (iterations)?

1 week
2 weeks
3 weeks
4 weeks
5 weeks
Over 5 weeks

14. What is the overall success rate for all of your Agile projects?

Between 91-100%
Between 81-90%
Between 71-80%
Between 51- 60%
Less than 50%
Don't know

15. What is the success rate of projects with co-located Agile teams (teams working in the same office) ?

Between 91-100%
Between 81-90%
Between 71-80%
Between 51- 60%
Less than 50%
Don't know

16. Do you have geographically dispersed Agile teams (teams that are not located in the same office)?

Yes
No

17. If yes, what is the success rate of projects with geographically dispersed Agile teams?

Between 91-100%
Between 81-90%
Between 71-80%
Between 51- 60%
Less than 50%
Don't know

18. What tools are you using for product backlog management, release planning, sprint (iteration), tasks planning, and progress tracking for your co-located teams?

Spreadsheet only
Spreadsheet and white board
Agile project management software
Wiki
Other
None

19. If you have geographically dispersed teams, what tools are you using for product backlog management, release planning, sprint (iteration), tasks planning, and progress tracking?

Spreadsheet only
Spreadsheet and white board
Agile project management software
Wiki
Other
None

20. How important is a good Agile project management software for team task coordination and cooperation?

Not important
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Don't know

21. Did implementing Agile methods in your company lead to higher team productivity?

Yes
No
Don't know

22. Did implementing Agile methods in your company lead to higher quality of the systems produced?

Yes
No
Don't know

23. Did implementing Agile methods in your company lead to higher stakeholders satisfaction?

Yes
No
Don't know

24. Did implementing Agile methods in your company help reduce development costs?

Yes
No
Don't know

25. Do you believe that new (aspiring) agile teams will understand the process faster, and perform better, when the entire team is officially trained in agile practices, as opposed to training just a few team leaders?

Yes
No
Don't know

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