In the digital economy, every organization needs to be as agile and flexible as possible to address changing customer demands and user expectations. For many, this means implementing agile and DevOps practices across the entire organization, not just within IT. This provides the organization with the flexibility to compete effectively, deliver what its customers expect and ultimately grow the business. CA Technologies commissioned Freeform Dynamics to survey nearly 1,300 senior business and IT leaders to uncover the organizations who are best able to leverage agile and DevOps practices broadly, deeply and consistently across their company -- the “Agility Masters”. What do these Agility Masters have in common? Compared to their mainstream peers they are: 2.3x more likely to have a culture to support risk-taking 2.9x more likely to have software teams skilled in the latest tools and trends 2.5x more likely to have IT and business executives aligned on key goals As a result, the Agility Masters have a 60% higher rate of both revenue and profit growth than their mainstream peers. Learn how you can achieve the results of the Agility Masters by more broadly implmeneting agile and DevOps practices. Download the report “How Agile and DevOps Enable Digital Readiness and Transformation: http://ow.ly/kdbc50gqjr6

1. BREAK AWAY
WITH AGILE AND DEVOPS

2. 80%
COMMITTED
68%
COMMITTED
25%
ALREADY
DONE
25%
ALREADY
DONE
55%
DOING NOW
75% say AGILE AND DEVOPS ARE MORE
EFFECTIVE WHEN IMPLEMENTED TOGETHER
43%
DOING NOW
UPGRADE YOUR WHEELS…
BUSINESSES RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF AGILE
AND DEVOPS PRACTICES TO SUCCESS
Which measures/initiatives is your organization taking to
address current software development and delivery challenges?
Agile and DevOps
go hand-in-hand
Adopting Agile Adopting DevOps

3. BUT THERE’S STILL SOME
WAY TO GO…
Improve the culture to
encourage collaboration
Increase management
support and commitment
Train IT teams on best
practices and collaboration
Invest in more resources
to help implementation
Relieve time pressures to
aid effective deployment
How much of a priority is it to change the following
in order to improve effectiveness?
46%
83%
50%
82%
44%
78%
45%
75%
46%
MEDIUM
PRIORITY
HIGH
PRIORITY
74%
37%
32%
34%
30%
28%

4. FINDING A TEAM WITH THE RIGHT
SKILLS IS ALSO AN ISSUE
30%
21%
30%
39%
44%
36%
25%
24%
24%
5%
9%
7%
EASY SLIGHTLY
DIFFICULT
EXTREMELY
DIFFICULT
DIFFICULT
How easy or difficult is it to find professionals
with the following skills?
Familiarity with
Agile methods
Experience
with DevOps
Collaborative
cross-team working

5. AS A RESULT, ONLY HALF ARE
INTO THE FINAL STAGES
Agile and DevOps Maturity Model: scale of 1 (Low) – 5 (High)
Agile DevOps
48% 53% Breadth of use (percent of projects using Agile/DevOps)
50% 55% Depth of use (degree to which Agile/DevOps adopted)
54% 53% Consistency of use (teams working in a standardized way)
1
(LOW)
5
(HIGH)
2 3 4
DevOps
RATED 4-5
DevOps
RATED <4
Agile
RATED 4-5
Agile
RATED <4

6. INTRODUCING
THE ‘AGILITY MASTERS’ –
THE TOP 18%
MATURITY LEVEL
Agile
breadth, depth and
consistency of use
+
DevOps
breadth, depth and
consistency of use
Agility Masters
(18% of sample)
Mainstream
(representative of
general population)

7. VISION, LEADERSHIP & ALIGNMENT
AGILITY MASTERS ADVANTAGE
Our company has the right
vision and strategy
Our execs provide the
necessary leadership
Our software team is well
aligned with the strategic goals
of the business
Our company’s culture supports
risk-taking
54%
53%
49%
48%
13%
23%
21%
20%
STRONGLY AGREE
MASTERS MAINSTREAM
4.1x
2.3x
2.3x
2.3x
ADVANTAGE

8. A FOCUS ON INTEGRATION
AGILITY MASTERS ADVANTAGE
Agile and DevOps are more
effective implemented together
Integrating agile with portfolio
management enhances visibility
App security needs to feature
earlier in software development
Continuous testing is essential
throughout the DevOps cycle
53%
54%
51%
55%
21%
21%
16%
21%
STRONGLY AGREE
MASTERS MAINSTREAM ADVANTAGE
2.5x
2.6x
3.2x
2.6x

9. PEOPLE AND SKILLS
AGILITY MASTERS ADVANTAGE
Our company is striving to meet
our technology workers’ needs
We provide regular training for
continuous skill development
We have effective programs to
transform software delivery teams
Our software development teams are
skilled in the latest tools and trends
56%
49%
50%
68%
21%
19%
22%
23%
STRONGLY AGREE
MASTERS MAINSTREAM ADVANTAGE
2.7x
2.6x
2.3x
2.9x

10. AGILITY MASTERS ADVANTAGE
AGILITY LEVERAGE BEYOND IT
Product Development
& Research
Sales
Organization
Customer Service/
Support
Marketing and
Communications
Core Production /
Operations
Finance, Admin
and HR
WIDELY USED
52%
52%
49%
58%
66%
53%
32%
26%
29%
31%
29%
32%
Exploitation of agile delivery practices outside of IT
ADVANTAGE
1.6x
1.7x
1.9x
1.7x
2.3x
2.0x

11. AGILITY MASTERS ADVANTAGE
TOP AND BOTTOM LINE
PERFORMANCE
Higher revenue growth Higher profit growth
60% 60%
17%
AVERAGE
18%
AVERAGE
11%
AVERAGE
11%
AVERAGE
MASTERS MASTERSMAINSTREAM MAINSTREAM
Approximately how much has your organization’s revenue and
profit changed over the last year?

12. Learn how you can achieve the results
of the Agility Masters by more broadly
implementing agile and DevOps practices.
DOWNLOAD
the report entitled “How Agile and
DevOps Enable Digital Readiness and
Transformation” to find out more, or visit
https://www.ca.com/modern-software-factory
Research was sponsored by CA Technologies and conducted
by Freeform Dynamics in July, 2017 with 1,279 IT and business
executives in fifteen countries across eight industry sectors.
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