(2019-01-16) Blomstrom Agile Isn't Out, You Are

Duena Blomstrom: Agile Isn't Out, You Are. We all love a good buzz-feed-like list of what to do or not to do and Agile offers none of that, so it can be hard to engage at first and frustrating to continue going forward, in particular, if the people employing it have had years of working in a very different fashion

"adopt an Agile mindset" is not a matter of speech but the actual crux of the issue. It requires a real change of mentality and a high degree of emotional investment -in lieu of mere determination- to employ this practice.

The Agile manifesto says it clearly: it's all about the people not the process.

there is a reactionary "meh, Agile is just a trendy concept, we don't need to use it" vibe coming from some players

Agile is not going anywhere. While it will be slower to penetrate some functions of the organization and even extend itself to social interactions and education, it will undoubtedly do so

Two of my practical suggestions are avoiding the common pitfalls of "doing Agile wrong" as they relate to process, and ensuring that your own leaders are Agile.