Offshore Agile Development Vendor Maturity Assessment

November 12th, 2013

Hansa Iyengar

Charles Green

With contributors:

Christopher Andrews , Fraser Tibbetts

Summary

As every organization struggles to get products and services to market faster, more effectively, and with better quality, many traditional development practices are giving way to models that are “Agile” — or at least built on the fundamentals of Agile principles. While most providers show good understanding of Agile concepts, maturity levels towards Agile processes differ amongst the supplier landscape. Some providers have developed hybrid methodologies that adhere to the principles of Agile which they adjust to suit the nature of work; while other companies remain focused on process optimization and struggle when it comes to working in a distributed Agile development environment. Therefore, sourcing professionals need to conduct rigorous due diligence about providers’ maturity and investments in this area. Use Forrester’s Offshore Agile Development Vendor Maturity Assessment tool to give you an overview of the maturity of the distributed Agile practice of your prospective supplier.

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