Agile Software Implementations

Complex software implementations have always been a challenge for most businesses. The systems are complicated, they touch people, processes and other systems across the company and have a low rate of success. There are many reports published on implementation failure rates, for example the 2020 Standish Group Chaos Report shows only 31% of the studied projects were successful, while 50% were challenged and 19% outright failed. This is not a new topic, the low success rates have plagued implementations for years. The numbers do seem to be improving though. One of the reasons for that improvement is the growing use of agile methodologies for complex implementations.