Trends Report

Overcoming The Primary Challenges Of Agile Adoption

Evaluating The Experiences Of Forrester's AD&D Community Members

November 2nd, 2010
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Dave West
With contributors:
David D'Silva , Cliff Condon , Mike Gilpin , Sander Rose

Summary

In May 2010, we reached out to The Forrester Community For Application Development & Delivery Professionals to ask members about their experiences adopting Agile. What challenges are they facing? Business resistance, IT confusion, and decreases in software quality. But all is not lost: Effective communication and customization of Agile to your environment will make your adoption more successful. The overall keys to success? Communication with the business and IT as well as a focus on improving your development approach rather than strict adherence to a process.

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