8 Insights To Make A Case For Agile
A handful of the most powerful insights demonstrating the potential of Agile in organizations.
- Agile projects are twice as likely to succeed than those managed with traditional methods (like Waterfall), and are a third less likely to fail.
This is consistent even for various project sizes (large to small). (2018 Standish Group Chaos Study)
2. 90% of executives believe that organizational agility is critical for business success. (Economist Intelligence Unit Study — Organisational agility)
3. 27% admit their organization is at a competitive disadvantage because it is not agile enough
4. There is a 17% decrease in the chance of failed launches when the majority of team members feel comfortable in challenging the status quo and acting with autonomy. (Ideo Studied Innovation In 100+ Companies–Here’s What It Found)
5. The effectiveness of leaders increases by 17% when they see their role as helping employees to reach their full potential as opposed to the more top-down, traditional leadership styles.
6. Half of team members are more motivated by team success than by the company’s (27%) or even by individual’s (23%). Agile begins and ends with the team- the number one motivational factor. (Atlassian)
7. Agile enables innovation cycles to be compressed by more than 75%, proving again it’s the way to go for companies who need to move quickly in increasingly volatile markets. (Harvard Business Review)
8. The annual State of Agile survey carried out by VersionOne revealed the top benefits respondents gave as a result of adopting Agile in their organizations. The top five were:
- Ability to manage changing priorities
- Project visibility
- Increased team productivity
- Delivery speed/time to market
- Team morale
