The 16th Annual State of Agile Report

The 16th Annual State of Agile Report, published by VersionOne, provides insights into the current state of agile adoption in organisations around the world. The report surveyed over 2,500 professionals from a variety of industries and found that agile adoption is on the rise.

The report found that Scrum is the most popular agile framework, followed by Kanban and Extreme Programming (XP). Agile adoption is most common in the technology industry, followed by the healthcare and financial services industries.

Organisations that adopt agile report a number of benefits, including increased customer satisfaction, improved employee morale, and reduced costs. Furthermore, agile organisations are more likely to be successful than those that do not adopt agile.

Here are some key takeaways from the report: –

• The percentage of organisations that use agile has increased from 71% in 2021 to 76% in 2022.
• The most popular agile frameworks are Scrum (54%), Kanban (34%), and XP (12%).
• Agile adoption is most common in the technology industry (82%), followed by healthcare (72%), and financial services (68%).
• organisations that adopt agile report a number of benefits, including increased customer satisfaction, improved employee morale, and reduced costs.
• Agile organisations are more likely to be successful than those that do not adopt agile.

Here are some interesting statistics from the report: –

• The report found that the most common reasons for adopting agile are to improve customer satisfaction (46%), improve employee morale (45%), and reduce costs (43%).
• The report found that the most common challenges to agile adoption are lack of executive support (35%), lack of skilled employees (34%), and resistance to change (33%).
• The report found that the most effective ways to overcome the challenges of agile adoption are to provide training and education (44%), create a culture of continuous learning (43%), and measure and track progress (42%).

The 16th Annual State of Agile Report provides valuable insights into the current state of agile adoption and the challenges and benefits that organisations can expect to face when adopting agile. I encourage you to read the report to learn more.