RECIPE FOR SUCCESS T WO BIGGEST CHALLENGES
THE PAYOFFS, PRIORITIES AND PROBLEMS
Functional areas where Scrum is most used:
Source: The 2015 State of Scrum Report, ScrumAlliance (produced in partnership with PMI’s ProjectManagement.com and ProjectsAt Work.com).
Methodology: Nearly 5,000 people were surveyed in 108 countries and more than 14 industries.
21%
combine Scrum
and lean.
The factor cited as the most important in adopting Scrum?
Senior management
sponsorship and support
1. Identifying
and measuring
the success of
Scrum projects
2. Transitioning
from waterfall
to Scrum
Self-reported success
rate for Scrum
projects
Respondents who cited
fulfilling customer needs
as the highest business
priority for Scrum projects
Respondents who say Scrum
improves quality of work life
for teams, but 71% believe
it causes tension with non-
Scrum teams
95%
of respondents use Scrum as
their agile approach. Of those,
use Scrum exclusively. Of those
using a combination of practices:
63%
combine Scrum
and waterfall.
43%
combine Scrum
and Kanban.
11% Product
development
IT
44% Software
development
42%
46%52%
62% 49% 87%
