What is inhibiting large IT organizations from successfully implementing Agile software development processes? With the help of Forrester Research, 100 cross-vertical IT and business decision makers were asked just that. These slides detail the survey results and shed light on the steps required to truly reap the benefits of Agile development.

1. LEVERAGING
AGILE TO
ACHIEVE
QUALITY WITH
SPEED
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INTRODUCTION
In March 2015, Magenic commissioned
Forrester Consulting to evaluate the state
of application development approaches.
100 cross-vertical IT and business-
decision makers were surveyed to
determine current development trends.
Those survey results indicate the need for
organizations to leverage Agile to achieve
both quality and speed in their application
delivery process.
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BUSINESS
LEADERS WANT
SOFTWARE
QUALITY WITH
SPEED
PERCENT
...expecttheirdevelopment
teams to deliver a
high-quality product
PERCENT
...want those high-quality
products to be delivered
with speed
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WHY DO THEY
WANT IT?
Delivery with speed is becoming
the expectation.
PERCENT
...ofbusinessleadershave
experiencedabadimpact
onbusinessduetolong
deliverycycles
PERCENT
...are currently content
with their long delivery
cycle, but see the
upcoming need for change
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HOW CAN THEY
ACCOMPLISH
BOTH?
In order to delivery quality software with
speed, integrating Agile into the software
development lifecycle is a must.
PERCENT
...ofbusinessleadersacknowledgethat
theymustinvestinskills,processes,and
technologytobuildqualityearlyon
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NOT SO FAST…
Many companies that are adopting Agile
techniques are not benefitting from
improved quality.
PERCENT
...of organizations expect
improved technical quality
from production teams
PERCENT
...of those organizations
are seeing the improved
technical qualiy realized by
their production teams
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WHY IS THAT?
Many companies are only adopting Agile
in the upstream while neglecting to apply
focus to the downstream. Organizations
must go “Agile all the way through” to
achieve successful quality with speed.
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WHAT IS
INHIBITING AGILE
ADOPTION?
// Lack of skilled product owners
// Lack of automation infrastructure
// Lack of Agile testing skills
// People/behavioral change
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LACK OF SKILLED
PRODUCT
OWNERS
PERCENT
...of respondents cite that
product owners are hard
to find within the business
PERCENT
...of respondents state
that the business lack
ownership of application
development activities
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LACK OF
AUTOMATION
INFRASTRUCTURE
PERCENT
...highlightedalackofautomationinfrastructure
asabarriertoadoptingmoreAgileintheir
applicationdeliveryprocess
Automation allows for continuous
development and delivery
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LACK OF AGILE
TESTING SKILLS
PERCENT
...ofrespondentsindicatedalackofAgiletesting
skillsasabarriertoadoptingmoreAgilein
theirdeliveryprocess
Too much manual testing leads to increased
testing time and poorer quality
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PEOPLE/
BEHAVIORAL
CHANGES
PERCENT
...ofrespondentsidentifiedpeople/behavioral
changesasabarriertoimplementingmore
Agileintotheirdeliveryprocesses
Adopting Agile principals requires adaptation
and learning in the organization
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HOW CAN
THESE BARRIERS
BE OVERCOME?
PERCENT
...ofrespondentsacknowledgetheneedto
engageexternalpartnerstoimprovethequality
ofapplicationdevelopment integration
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14. Agile co-sourcing is being identified
as a chief solution for organizations to
overcome these obstacles and fill in the
missing gaps, especially in these areas:
// Technical expertise
// Automated testing
// Application testing capabilities
// Providing a full-scale dev test
team service
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HOW CAN
THESE BARRIERS
BE OVERCOME?
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15. “Leverage Agile to Meet
Customer Demands And
Software Quality Needs”
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FURTHER
READING
Click to read the full Forrester Study
commissioned by Magenic and see how
your software organization can achieve
quality with speed
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16. Interested in more information around
Agile co-sourcing? Magenic has over
20 years of experience in helping
organizations like yours create a roadmap
in order to achieve their software quality
and development goals.
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