How often do your engineering sprint cycles hit expected release timelines?

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Less than 50% of the time20%

50 - 74% of the time62%

75 - 90% of the time13%

Over 90%3%

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VP of IT in Software3 years ago
This is a sad state of affairs, in my opinion.  Though I think the responses do reflect the current state.  I still see most organization doing agile rather than being agile.  

I consider a good number for my teams to be 105%.  I have had teams that have hit this rate for years on end.  Where this isn't happening, the focus should almost always be on management rather than on the teams.
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