State of Agile Development Survey Results The fifth annual “State of Agile Development” survey was conducted between August 11 and October 31, 2010. Sponsored by VersionOne, respondents were recruited from mailing lists, websites and other software development industry fora. The survey data includes information from 4,770 participants from 91 countries. The data was analyzed and prepared into a summary report by Analysis.Net Research, an independent survey consultancy.

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Respondent Demographics

CURRENT COMPANY POSITION

Respondents were most commonly project managers, followed by other managerial staff involved in software development.

Current Company Position
EXPERIENCE WITH AGILE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES

Respondents were quite knowledgeable about agile development, with 68% saying that they were "moderately to extremely knowledgeable" about agile practices.

HOW MANY YEARS HAS YOUR COMPANY BEEN PRACTICING AGILE?

40% of respondents work at companies that have been practicing agile for over 2 years.

HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU BEEN PRACTICING AGILE?

Nearly half of respondents have more than 2 years of agile experience.

Experience with Agile Development Practices
How many years has your company been practicing agile?
How many years have you been practicing agile
  • EXTREMELY KNOWLEDGEABLE
  • MODERATELY KNOWLEDGEABLE
  • KNOWLEDGEABLE
  • VERY LITTLE KNOWLEDGE
  • LESS THAN 1 YEAR
  • 1-2 YEARS
  • 2-5 YEARS
  • 5+ YEARS
  • LESS THAN 1 YEAR
  • 1-2 YEARS
  • 2-5 YEARS
  • 5+ YEARS
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