BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - January 7, 2010) - Proper tools and execution are required to apply
the agile methodology successfully across a distributed team. Aberdeen's
new research, "
Software Product Engineering Outsourcing:
The Value of Agile in a Distributed Environment," reveals that budget
forecast accuracy, time-to-market, and end-user satisfaction improve even
when teams are collaborating across geographic divides, time zones, and
cultural barriers.
The report released by
Aberdeen
Group, a Harte-Hanks Company (
NYSE:
HHS), found that top performing
companies experienced a 17% average reduction in development cost, a 10%
average reduction in time-to-market, and an 18% increase in end-user
satisfaction as a result of outsourcing their software engineering
projects.
"Agile development methodologies and remote presence technologies meet the
challenges of keeping software engineering outsourcing on budget and within
a pre-determined schedule while still resulting in a product that is
relevant to the dynamic and rapidly changing requirements of user groups,"
said Russ Klein, Vice President and Group Director at Aberdeen. "With more
frequent interaction comes the opportunity to build trust, expose critical
issues earlier in the process, make mid-course corrections in the project
plan, and tune the velocity of the team."
Aberdeen's research also highlights the importance of collaboration between
key personnel on any agile project and the criticality of executive-level
endorsement of agile philosophies and practices. Additionally, it details
the ability to measure, manage, and validate critical measures of
performance such as project velocity and individual team member
contribution.
A complimentary copy of this report is made available due in part by the
following underwriters: GlobalLogic, Aricent, Dextrys, and iSoftStone. To
obtain a complimentary copy of the report, visit:
http://www.aberdeen.com/link/sponsor.asp?cid=6423.
For additional access to complimentary Information Technology Research,
please visit
http://research.aberdeen.com/index.php/-information-technology
About Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company
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demonstrable results. Having studied more than 30,000 companies in the
past two years, Aberdeen educates users to action by driving market
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return-on-investment analysis. As the trusted advisor to the global
technology markets, corporations turn to Aberdeen™ for insights that
drive decisions.
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