2013 Cross-industry Study by Ambysoft shows the following (see the details of the survey here http://www.ambysoft.com/surveys/success2013.html):
- Agile is more successful than Traditional
- Agile is less challenged than Traditional
- Agile fails less than half as often as Traditional
Project Measure | Agile | Traditional |
Successful | 64% | 49% |
Challenged | 28% | 33% |
Failing | 8% | 18% |
Note: This table is reproduced from the summary graphics of Ambysoft’s survey found here: https://clearcode.cc/blog/agile-vs-waterfall-method/