Topic Teasers Vol. 32: Are We Agile Ready?

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Don’t get me wrong, I want my team to be agile. But it doesn’t seem to me that the organization around here is ready to support it. Do we just go ahead anyway, or do we wait until management and department heads figure out their roles before we change our project practices?

A. Not every team needs to be agile. Wait until the larger organization changes enough that you think it can be successful. In the meantime, change nothing.

B.  Your organization can benefit if it becomes attuned to the agile philosophy. Change your IT practices and the rest of the people will eventually automatically alter the ways they support you.

C. Change your team now! Ignore the rest of the organization. As long as you and your co-workers create agile artifacts, the value stream for the business will automatically flow.

D. Agile teams planted in an indifferent or hostile environment cannot grow and flourish. Figure out in detail where your organization stands on a readiness scale, and then work to move it toward a more supportive environment.

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Answer: D. Agile teams planted in an indifferent or hostile environment cannot grow and flourish. Figure out in detail where your organization stands on a readiness scale, and then work to move it toward a more …

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