Afterword

There is nothing in a different human beingThat is not in me.This is the only foundationFor understanding one another.

—Erich Fromm

Today, it is expected of all projects to react flexibly in order to increase value for the customer. Actually, this is more than an expectation. As Clarence Darrow observed, “It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the ones most responsive to change.”

Software development projects must exercise flexibility in order to increase product value. To successfully deliver a product, individual team members as well as the organization itself must actively respond to change—in other words, maintain agility. Issues I address in this book are issues that every project needs ...

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