Survey on agile and lean usage in finnish software industry

摘要: Earlier empirical studies have demonstrated the interest that agile methods generated in software industry. Currently, lean approaches are increasingly adopted for complementing processes. With goal of providing up-to-day results can be used by organizations implementing or planning to implement and/or methods, we conducted a study on current stage and adoption usage For this purpose, an extensive survey among Finnish practitioners 2011, using membership registry The Information Processing Association (FIPA) as sampling frame. 408 responses were collected from 200 intensive study. included questions identifying rate well implementation specific practices, goals adopting lean, reasons not applying these effects usage. reveal majority respondents' organizational units (58%). Furthermore, appears new player, being 24% respondents, mainly combination with (21%). benefits appeared correspond most parts findings earlier research. Generally, experiences seem rather positive, although challenges, such obtaining management support limitations scaling distributed settings, also identified.