Empirical Research Into Scrum Adoption The purpose of this webpage is to distribute Mark Paulk's publications related to agile methods, especially Scrum adoption, for review and general use. As the research results are published at conferences and in journals, they will also be posted on my list of publications as appropriate.

The agile methods, such as Scrum and Extreme Programming (XP), have been a topic of much discussion in the software community over the last few years. While the proponents of the agile methods have articulated convincing arguments for their methods, usually within a context of small-to-medium size projects with significant requirements volatility, opponents have expressed serious concerns about the appropriateness and effectiveness of the methods.

The initial research project will investigate the practices that characterize Scrum, common variants and tailorings implemented by organizations adopting Scrum, and the factors affecting Scrum adoption.

The research plan. On Empirical Research Into Scrum Adoption. Posted August 22, 2011.

The survey invitation. Invitation to Participate in the 2011 Scrum Adoption Survey. Posted August 22, 2011. This survey is now closed.

Survey results. Summary of the 2011 Scrum Adoption Survey results.. Posted 3 October 2011.

First impressions. First impressions of the 2011 Scrum Adoption Survey results.. Posted 3 October 2011.

Please email any comments to Mark Paulk, mcp@cs.cmu.edu.

Last revised 3 October 2011.