Top 10 Items to Pack for Your Agile Journey

Gil Broza specializes in increasing organizational agility and team performance with minimal risk and thrashing. Dozens of companies seeking transformations, makeovers or improvements have relied on his pragmatic, modern and respectful support for customizing agile in their contexts. His book "The Agile Mind-Set" helps practitioners go beyond process and adopt a true agile approach to work. His book "The Human Side of Agile" is a practical book on leading agile teams to greatness. These days, several of the world's largest organizations are having him train hundreds of their managers in technology and business (up to VP level) on practical agile leadership. Get Gil's popular 20-session mini-program "Something Happened on the Way to Agile" free at OnTheWayToAgile.com.

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You’ve heard it all before. Agile is a philosophy, not a process. It’s a journey, not a means or a destination. Being agile is more valuable than doing agile. It only looks simple. While there’s value in process and tools, we value individuals and interactions more.

Statistically speaking, however, your organization hasn’t actually bought into that. For every organization that embraces agile as intended, several others use a confusing mishmash of product development methods. Even when applying agile-minded “best practices”, many leaders discover that their process falls short of its promise, and it’s hard to follow and keep.

While each organization is unique and struggles in its unique way, there is a common thread: they haven’t prepared adequately for their agile journey. Some packed lightly, others packed the wrong items, and the others didn’t know they needed to pack. The flip side is also true: those who reached their destination were ready for the trip.

What should you bring on your agile journey? If you’re already traveling, what should you add to your luggage? Here are the top 10 items I suggest you pack..

1. Organizational Support.Gone are the days when a manager in a traditionally minded organization could just run ahead with an isolated, unendorsed implementation of agile. Nowadays, the …

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