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State of Agile Development Survey Issue... The Results Are In


3rd Annual 'State of Agile Development' Survey

The results are in and available. There was a really great response for the survey again this year - over 2,300 completed surveys from 80 countries!

A couple of interesting data points to note:

  • Management and engineering practices showed a significant increase over the past two years - in some cases more than a 20% increase over 2007
  • Scrum has clearly shown itself to be the dominant methodology of choice - 71% of respondents chose Scrum or a Scrum/XP hybrid as the methodology they follow most closely
  • Although this year's survey saw a dramatically increased number of respondents (with 69% being first time 'State of Agile' survey respondents), much of the data outlining success rates remained virtually the same as last year - and they were impressive!
3rd Annual State of Agile

Download the full data results in .pdf format here.
(http://www.versionone.com/pdf/3rdAnnualStateOfAgile_FullDataReport.pdf)

Winners of the participation prizes will be announced in September once we have contacted them.


Upcoming Events You Should Know About

Simple Design & Testing Conference
When? Sept. 12-14
Where? Downers Grove, IL
How Much? A position paper is your cost of entry
Event Info: http://sdtconf.com/
Event Registration: http://sdtconf.com/reg.htm

Portugal Scrum User Group & Events
When? September 15 - 19
Where? Lisbon, Portugal
How Much? Various costs.
More Info: http://www.fullsix.pt/scrum/Annual_Meeting_2008.htm
CSM course - Sept. 15-16
Agile Estimation & Planning - Sept. 17
Agile Requirements Management - Sept. 18
Portugal Scrum User Group Meeting - Sept. 19

Agile Business Conference
When? Sept. 23-24
Where? London, UK
How Much? £390.00 - £745.00 (depending on days)
Event Info: http://www.agileconference.org
Event Registration: http://www.agileconference.org/register.asp

APLN Leadership Summit
When? Sept. 25-26
Where? Atlanta, GA
How Much? $399.00 ($349 for APLN members)
Event Info: http://summit.aplnatlanta.org/
Event Registration: http://www.regonline.com/Checkin.asp?EventId=628805

Agile Open California
When? Oct. 6-7
Where? San Francisco, CA
How Much? $250.00
Event Info: http://www.agileopencalifornia.com/
Event Registration: Click Here - The link was too long

Agiles 2008
When? Oct. 20-23
Where? Buenos Aires, Argentina
Event Info: http://agiles2008.org/en/
Event Registration: http://agiles2008.org/en/registracion.php

Scrum Gathering
When? October 20 - 22
Where? Stockholm, Sweden
How Much? $1,800 before Aug. 31, $2,200 after Aug. 31 (USD)
More Information:
http://www.scrumalliance.org/events/6--stockholm-scrum-gathering

Notes about the Scrum Gathering:
This will be the first time that both Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland will be together at a Scrum Gathering and on a panel to take on all questions. Space is limited so if you can make it to Stockholm we suggest you register early.

Agile Development Practices
When? November 10-14
Where? Orlando, FL
Event Info: http://www.sqe.com/agiledevpractices/
Event Registration: https://www.sqe.com/agiledevpractices/Register/SelectConference.aspx

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