A gentle introduction to Agile software and application development processes… readable from the safety of your established comfort zone.

Some teams and individuals balk when a mandate to “become agile” is passed down from some “higher-up” in the organization or when some young go-getter decides to start an idealistic grassroots movement to effect change. A switch to agile often conflicts with personal goals such as maintaining the status quo, avoiding career risk, working no harder than necessary, or maintaining a large fiefdom of direct reports. It is to these individuals - those who have to become agile but don’t want to - that we would like to direct our advice. Don’t worry. We’re not going to try to seduce you into trying agile, convince you of its merits, or tell you how to succeed. No, we’re going to help you fail with agile. Then you’ll be done with it and can go back to your comfort zone.