  In seeking to complement consultants' and tool vendors' reports, there has
been an increasing academic focus on understanding the adoption and use of
software development methods and practices. We surveyed practitioners working
in Brazil, Finland, and New Zealand in a transnational study to contribute to
these efforts. Among our findings we observed that most of the 184
practitioners in our sample focused on a small portfolio of projects that were
of short duration. In addition, Scrum and Kanban were used most; however, some
practitioners also used conventional methods. Coding Standards, Simple Design
and Refactoring were used most by practitioners, and these practices were held
to be largely suitable for project and process management. Our evidence points
to the need to properly understand and support a wide range of software
methods.
