Great Big Agile: An OS for Agile Leaders

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Jeff DaltonGreat Big Agilehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-4206-3_9

9. Agile Agreement

Jeff Dalton¹ 

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Waterford, MI, USA

 

Description

An agile agreement is a contract that exists between an agile organization and an agile supplier. While entering into contracts is not new, aligning supplier contracts with agile product development is a contemporary concept. A traditional supplier contract is a low-trust, command-and-control artifact that relies on milestones and deliverables to manage the contract and process payment. An agile agreement is different in that it requires a high-trust, iterative, and incremental approach to supplier management. An agile agreement defines the agile terms and conditions for both parties, the fixed ...