Foreword by Gary Gruver

Jim Highsmith, one of the key founders of the agile movement, has done us a great favor by packaging up some of his key blog posts over the last decade into an easily digestible electronic book. While a lot of the agile movement over time has focused on the details of Scrum, Jim reminds us all that agile, at its core, is about much more. It is about embracing uncertainty and developing an organization that responds quickly. It is about creating processes and approaches that are designed to teach and adjust.

The agile movement is about being able to quickly respond to the ever-evolving business environment and being able to deliver ongoing value. Jim reminds us of those facts through several different perspectives in his ...

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