Are agile projects more successful in the sense that they deliver more functionality with fewer defects, in the words of XP visionary and Cutter Senior Consultant Kent Beck? Specifically, how do agile projects compare to waterfall or plan-based projects? If your company is considering switching to agile, what might you expect? What have other companies experienced?
Executive Summary
How Agile Projects Measure Up, and What This Means to You
By Michael Mah, Mike Lunt
Posted August 31, 2008 | Leadership |
About The Author
Michael Mah is Managing Partner of QSM Associates, Inc., a firm specializing in software measurement, project estimation, and "in-flight" control for both inhouse and outsourced/offshore development. QSM has developed and maintains one of the largest databases of more than 7,500 completed projects collected worldwide, with productivity statistics and trends on cost, schedule, and quality from more than 500 organizations and 18 countries.
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