A Retrospective on Agile Transformations: Survey Results on Agility of German Organisations

Abstract

Until recently, Agile was considered as a set of principles and practices relevant only to software development projects. However, Agile is now spreading to other parts and types of organisations, turning into a booming field of various frameworks and methods. While everyone refers to the Agile Manifesto [1], [2], "Agile" is perceived and, thus, implemented differently. Alignment on the question "What is "Agile" to you?" contributes to the common ground and "common language" for adoption. Understanding how exactly Agile an organisational unit is, in turn, provides transparency and is the means for consistent adoption. This paper represents a retrospective of the survey on agile transformation devoted to these questions.