http://blogs.msdn.com/mpuleio/archive/2006/08/29/730192.aspxThis article’s introduction caught my eye: Survey Says: Agile Works in Practice . IN A PRESENTATION at the Rational Software Developers Conference, Ivar Jacobson summed it up well with "These days, to say that you're not agile is the equivalent of sayingenCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/mpuleio/archive/2006/08/29/730192.aspx#730708Wed, 30 Aug 2006 01:35:12 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:730708C++ guy&gt; A March 2006 survey of 4232 IT professionals shows: <br> <br>Not true. &nbsp;The survey was sent out to the combined mailing lists from Dr. Dobb's Journal and Software Development. &nbsp;I'll bet you a dollar that's more tha 4232 people. <br> <br>All this survey shows is that people who like Agile development also like to fill in and mail back surveys more than those who don't care for Agile development. <br>http://blogs.msdn.com/mpuleio/archive/2006/08/29/730192.aspx#731016Wed, 30 Aug 2006 05:45:54 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:731016Jason Haleyhttp://blogs.msdn.com/mpuleio/archive/2006/08/29/730192.aspx#731882Wed, 30 Aug 2006 18:20:56 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:731882mitchlTwo thoughts that come to mind: <br>1 - the ignorant bastard who does not fill out a survey because his job is terrible and he has no morale or passion for what he does: &nbsp;“We do not implement Agile because there are so few successful cases in the world”. <br> <br>2 - the enlightened bastard who does fill out a survey because he does care about his job and company, growing his skills and the skills of others he works with and has tremendous amounts of passion for his work: &quot;We do not implement Waterfall because there are so many documented failed projects in the world&quot; (see Standish Group Chaos Reports) <br> <br>C++ guy, pull off of the highway of life, the rest of us want to pass you, and your legacy code, right on by.http://blogs.msdn.com/mpuleio/archive/2006/08/29/730192.aspx#732279Wed, 30 Aug 2006 22:32:59 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:732279C++ guyBoy, you guys are fanatics.http://blogs.msdn.com/mpuleio/archive/2006/08/29/730192.aspx#732330Wed, 30 Aug 2006 23:21:40 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:732330mpuleioI would not use the word &quot;fanatic.&quot; &nbsp;I'd say we were open-minded people, who overcame our fear and tried something new. &nbsp;Now we are professionals who have more experiences and information to draw upon. Those experiences have made us believers in a few simple principles that help people work well as a team. <br>http://blogs.msdn.com/mpuleio/archive/2006/08/29/730192.aspx#732368Wed, 30 Aug 2006 23:47:56 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:732368mitchlAnd I don't like filling out surveys - takes away from delivering customer value. &nbsp;:)http://blogs.msdn.com/mpuleio/archive/2006/08/29/730192.aspx#8442074Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:46:30 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:8442074Ezines and Web Magaizines &raquo; Espresso Fueled Agile Development : Breaking News: Agile Works!<p>PingBack from <a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://ezinefrontpageblog.info/espresso-fueled-agile-development-breaking-news-agile-works/">http://ezinefrontpageblog.info/espresso-fueled-agile-development-breaking-news-agile-works/</a></p>