Ageling on Agile

Ageling on Agile

12 great ways to fail with Agile

How to ignore the Agile principles

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Willem-Jan Ageling
Mar 29, 2023
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The Agile Manifesto exists for 22 years already. It’s a two-pager. Many people know it. How can it be that so many organizations fail with Agile? Here are 12 ways.

1. Don’t focus on value, focus on velocity instead

Your primary way to measure the success of your teams is velocity. Or rather: the growth of the velocity. You set a target to see a 10% growth…

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