Agile Adoption Patterns: A Roadmap to Organizational Success

Foreword

By Linda Rising^[*]

I was on yet another flight recently—a plane so small that my seat was both on an aisle and a window! So it was easy for me to see my two neighbors across the aisle—both young girls who looked like sisters. They were alone and had obviously made this trip from Houston to Richmond before. They settled in as we started to taxi, and as the small plane popped up and became airborne, they reached in their carry-on bags and pulled out—could it be—yes, books! I was amazed at how amazed I was! Young folks reading! And they read the entire two-hour flight. It completely restored my sometimes-shaky faith in humanity. There is hope! One of the few good things about flying is the chance to have a little time to read and to notice ...