Summary

Becoming Agile

Agile behaviors and processes are often better than rigid, bureaucratic ones. To succeed in the quest to become agile, you must think the quest is important and worthwhile. The journey will be challenging at times. The road is often long. “May the Road Rise Up to Meet You.”

First, agile values and principles, when internalized, help to manage a volatile, uncertain, changing, and ambiguous situation. Agile values enhance the project development process and promote communication both horizontally and vertically throughout an organization. Also, agile practices enhance innovation through high-performance multidisciplinary teams and ensure business value by direct client involvement throughout the entire delivery process.

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