NEW REPORT: 82% OF SCRUM PROFESSIONALS SAY CERTIFICATION ENHANCED PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
2016 State of Scrum report shows continued use of Scrum, as well as growth of
Scrum and Agile into organizations and departments outside of IT
Denver, Colorado, May 31, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Denver, CO,- SCRUM
ALLIANCE(®), the largest, most established and influential professional
membership organization and certifying body in the Agile community, today
released the annual State of Scrum report, finding Scrum driving Agile
transformations at companies of all shapes and sizes.
"Top-down doesn't cut it anymore. As our world continues to change, Agile
business structure will not only become invaluable but nonnegotiable," said
Scrum Alliance interim CEO and global business process expert Lisa W. Hershman.
"Agile and Scrum present a significant opportunity across industries and roles
for companies to work better and create joyful, efficient, and productive
workplaces. The 2016 State of Scrum report shows that successful businesses - of
all types - use Scrum."
Scrum Alliance is a nonprofit association with more than 500,000 certified
practitioners worldwide. Of those members, more than 2,000 respondents from 76
countries, primarily in North America (52%), Europe (26%), and Asia (11%),
participated in the State of Scrum survey for 2016. The resulting report
shows:
* 62% have an in-house Scrum coach.
* 82% believe certification has helped their Scrum practice.
* 83% say Scrum improved the team's quality of work life to at least some
extent.
* 86% hold a daily Scrum meeting.
* 89% of Agile users use the Scrum approach.
* 98% plan to use Scrum moving forward.
The report highlights and details changes in the culture and use of Scrum
practices. Seventy-two percent of participants work in industries outside of IT
and software development, such as finance and banking, healthcare, education,
insurance, government, media and entertainment, retail, and manufacturing.
Departments as varied as operations and production, research and development,
sales and marketing, finance and accounting, human resources, and consulting all
reported running Scrum projects.
Sixty-nine percent of respondents worked at companies with 500 or more
employees, and nearly all companies (95%) represented had annual revenue over $1
million (with 40% over $1 billion).
While IT and software remain the primary departments using Agile and Scrum,
represented by 71% of respondents, Hershman noted, "We are beginning to see the
start of a company-wide integration of Scrum values and practices."
CIOs, CTOs, and executives from the Forbes Technology Council cite the benefits
of Agile as including faster feedback, ability to adapt to change, early
identification of problems, flexible prioritization, and team purpose. Although
down from 80% in 2015, delivering value to the customer continues to be the most
important outcome for Scrum projects. Second to delivering customer value, more
than one-half of respondents value the flexibility and responsiveness of Scrum
when completing projects.
Despite the prioritization of these critical organizational values, more than
half of respondents said their organizations struggle when adapting Scrum to
their culture, and over 40% report challenges in aligning projects, clearly
defining metrics, and transitioning from Waterfall. Two-thirds of participants
report that Scrum created at least some tension with the rest of the
organization (down 4% from 2015), but 70% of survey participants blame adherence
to top-down, command-and-control approaches to management for that tension.
Learn more about Scrum Alliance and the State of Scrum report.
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About Scrum Alliance
Founded in 2001, SCRUM ALLIANCE(®) is the largest, most established and
influential professional membership and certification organization in the Agile
community. SCRUM ALLIANCE(®) is a nonprofit association with more than 500,000
certified practitioners worldwide. Its vision is to "Transform the World of
Work" with a mission to guide and inspire individuals, leaders, and
organizations with practices, principles, and values that create workplaces that
are joyful, prosperous, and sustainable. For more information, please
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