Table 7 Chi-square association between Agile adoption and company experience and size
Factors | Company size | Company experience | \(df^{\mathrm{a}}\) |
|---|---|---|---|
\(\chi ^2\) | \(\chi ^2\) | ||
Agile project speed | 16.35 | 118.16*** | 15 |
Worry—lack of upfront planning | 7.73 | 7.01 | 5 |
Worry—loss of management control | 2.03 | 4.95 | 5 |
Worry—lack of documentation | 7.53 | 9.58 | 5 |
Worry—lack of predictability | 5.66 | 3.43 | 5 |
Worry—lack of engineering discipline | 8.28 | 3.50 | 5 |
Worry—inability to scale | 11.64* | 3.64 | 5 |
Worry—team opposed to chance | 7.61 | 7.39 | 5 |
Worry—lack of team training | 2.26 | 7.31 | 5 |
Worry—regulatory compliance | 32.86*** | 16.87** | 5 |
Worry—reduced software quality | 2.74 | 7.49 | 5 |
No worries | 2.69 | 15.08** | 5 |
Barrier—change organizational culture | 4.06 | 17.35** | 5 |
Barrier—resistance to change | 3.45 | 15.56** | 5 |
Barrier—availability of necessary skills | 2.71 | 12.03* | 5 |
Barrier—management skills | 9.08 | 22.93*** | 5 |
Barrier—project complexity or size | 11.62* | 9.30 | 5 |
Barrier—customer collaboration | 0.80 | 4.57 | 5 |
Barrier—ability to scale | 3.59 | 10.87 | 5 |
Barrier—time to transition | 4.43 | 9.99 | 5 |
Barrier—budget constraints | 9.72 | 7.13 | 5 |
Causes of failed agile projects | 39.68 | 50.94 | 5 |