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Following InfoQ's August interview with Jim Johnson, creator of the CHAOS Chronicles on project failure, one important question remained: how does the Standish Group explain the amazing change in cost overrun from 189% in 1994 to 69% in 1998? In an excerpt from this month's CHAOS University newsletter, Johnson refers to events in 1996 that changed the complexion of project planning and execution.
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By Jim Johnson
on Oct 03, 2006,

- Agile
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- Agile in the Enterprise,
- Methodologies
Diana Larsen, a member of the Agile Alliance Board of Directors, leads a lot of retrospectives... So, it's not surprising that, when she asked herself "Where is Agile going now?" her response was to run a retrospective of her own. She circulated a survey to the other Agile Alliance board members, and has compiled a picture of the trends they're seeing in the Agile world.
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By Diana Larsen
on Sep 13, 2006,

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- Delivering Value,
- Methodologies
Jim Johnson, founder and chairman of the Standish Group, took time out from his vacation to talk with InfoQ editor Deborah Hartmann about his research, and the role of Agile in changing the IT industry. Johnson is best known for creating the CHAOS Chronicles: 12 years of independent research on project performance, including data on over 50,000 completed IT projects.
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By Deborah Hartmann
on Aug 25, 2006,
News about Statistics
- Agile
- Topics
- Adopting Agile
VersionOne, a maker of agile project management tools, has announced that the third annual 'State of Agile Development' survey is open for participation. The online survey is intended to gauge the value of agile development practices in the field. Results will be announced on August 4th, at the Agile 2008 conference in Toronto.
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By Chris Sims
on Jul 02, 2008,
- Agile
- Topics
- Delivering Value,
- Agile Techniques,
- Business
Return on Investment is a critical factor for decision making pertaining to following a particular software development practice. The post summarizes the ROI benefits of Agile and the inexpensive practices which lead to highest return on investment.
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By Vikas Hazrati
on Jun 19, 2008,
- Agile
- Topics
- Agile in the Enterprise,
- Adopting Agile
In February 2008, Dr. Dobb's conducted a survey on Agile adoption and the success rate of Agile software development. The survey revealed some interesting results on various parameters, including: adoption, scalability, iteration length, and team location.
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By Vikas Hazrati
on May 22, 2008,
- Agile
- Topics
- Methodologies,
- Stories & Case Studies,
- Adopting Agile
This recent inquiry, by InfoQ China editor Jacky Li, looked at five very different cases of Scrum adoption in China, which got different results. He asked: Why did you use Scrum? How did you adopt it? What problems did you encounter, and why did it succeed or fail? Despite the small sample size, it's an interesting comparison, pointing out that improvement doesn't ensure success.
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By Jacky Li and Deborah Hartmann
on Apr 18, 2008,
- Agile
- Topics
- Delivering Quality,
- Research,
- Agile Techniques
Analysis of a recent study by the National Research Council of Canada's Institute of Technology into Test Driven Development turned up some interesting observations regarding the value that this approach adds, including whether, in fact, it adds any more value to the quality process than testing after development.
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By Ben Hughes
on Jan 25, 2008,
- Agile
- Topics
- Leadership,
- Teamwork
A recent Gartner report on the gender gap in IT states that although many feel that women are "innately better suited than men" to navigate the new global economy, they are not choosing to enter IT - and some are leaving. Gartner predicts that by 2012, 40% of women in the IT workforce will leave traditional IT career paths.
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By Deborah Hartmann
on Dec 14, 2006,