For all of us “mature” folk working hard to create value with technology, it is important to remember that the “A” word (agile) is nothing to

Being Agile — and Gray

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2024-12-22 16:30:17

For all of us “mature” folk working hard to create value with technology, it is important to remember that the “A” word (agile) is nothing to be afraid of. You don’t have to unlearn everything you know, find brain space for a whole new lexicon, or grow your hair long enough to make a sterling silver topknot.

Recently, I completed a mentoring session with a young entrepreneur in my homeland of Australia. She was having difficulty translating market opportunity into product plans against the very real constraints of a small development team. Earlier in the week saw me in sales, planning, and retrospective meetings with an interesting mix of clients:

Having talked in depth, over such a short period of time, about a wide range of products, business problems, industries, tech and stage/size of companies, I reflected on the impact the agile movement (not a methodology) has had on business, technology, SDLC, and of course on me, over the course of my career.

I blew the dust off my PRINCE2 and PMBOK books, and re-read the Agile Manifesto and the 12 Principles of Agile Software Development to try and find out. I actually chuckled when I realized a couple of things about the 30-year-old me vs. the current (no need for a number here) me.