Key Insights from the 15th Global Agile State Report

The 15th Global Agile State Report, released on July 9 by Digital.ai, was translated and partially excerpted by the Agilean consulting team, preserving the original format and providing direct translations for reference.

The report examines the impact of the COVID‑19 pandemic and the 20th anniversary of the Agile Manifesto, revealing new trends in the post‑pandemic "new normal".

1. Remote and Hybrid Work – The workforce is increasingly distributed, with many organizations outsourcing globally. Survey data show a significant and lasting increase in remote work adoption.

2. Prioritization Over Capacity – The top reasons for adopting Agile are now the ability to prioritize, accelerate software delivery, and increase capacity, with prioritization ranking first for the first time.

3. Challenges – Beyond resistance to change, cultural misalignment with Agile values and cross‑team process inconsistencies remain major obstacles.

4. DevOps – DevOps tools are increasingly critical to Agile success; tools are means, not ends, and standardized terminology and processes are needed to solidify Agile outcomes.

5. Scaling Agile – Scaling Agile is essential and feasible with tool support, though detailed discussion only appeared in the 13th report; frameworks like Adapt have enabled large‑scale (thousands of users) implementations.

The article also includes a quote from Dave West (Scrum.org) emphasizing that while Agile is widely practiced at the team level, many IT teams still lack alignment with business outcomes.

Additional notes highlight that Chinese enterprises are now at the forefront of Agile adoption, with survey respondents from around the world and tools predominantly from abroad.

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