THE TECHNICAL AND SOFTWARE PERSPECTIVE

What is agile? Ask 100 agilists and you will probably get 101 answers. I can give you half a dozen definitions myself, but none are comprehensive. And agile is a moving target, too, it changes. In order to answer the question I need to know why you are asking.

For me, the hallmark of agile is learning. Agile organisations are learning organisations. Normally, when one says organisation one means company, maybe a hospital, maybe a charity, or maybe just a team.

Once upon a time agile was inherently associated with software development. Software development may always be the home of agile, but it no longer defines agile. Agile has slipped the leash, it is out there in the big world. Changing the big world. ...

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