Delivery
Small orgs report Agile working. Medium and large still hit scale barriers.
Digital.ai’s 17th State of Agile reports different satisfaction levels by organisation size. This is the report’s small, medium and large split, not a measurement of the 50-500 person audience specifically. The 2023 survey covered 788 software development professionals; the report was released in January 2024.
Mixed
Outcome we help: Stop framework theatre that only large firms can staff. Fit flow and collaboration practices to the organisation you actually have.
What the report found
52% / 39% / 43%
Respondents in small, medium and large companies who say enterprise Agile works very or somewhat well
17th State of Agile PDF, page 10 (printed page 9), Agile in Use: satisfaction by company size
17% / 30% / 29%
Respondents in small, medium and large companies who say enterprise Agile is not working well
17th State of Agile PDF, page 10 (printed page 9), Agile in Use: satisfaction by company size
What it means for leaders
- Growing organisations can copy enterprise ceremonies without resolving silos, leadership understanding or resistance to change.
What to do on Monday
Start here: List the enterprise ceremonies for one value stream. Cut or merge anything with no named owner and no decision in the last four weeks. Keep one flow measure, WIP or cycle time, visible by Friday.
Try it in an open workspace
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Source
17th State of Agile Report, Digital.ai, 2024. Read the original report or Supporting report