Agile is STILL a Dirty Word!
summary
Agile becomes a dirty word because organizations standardize processes, hide failures in long test cycles and create “risk management theater,” leaving teams with 30 work items in progress and no trust. The fix is pragmatic: map outcomes, cut WIP with a Kanban board, define one team purpose, measure success with Accelerate metrics lead time, deployment frequency, MTTR, change fail percentage, create fitness functions (for example track tech‑lead meeting hours) and follow a five‑step loop: measure the worst capability, fix it in two weeks.
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chapters (20)
- 0:00Start
- 7:14Democracy Index
- 11:48Cycle of Declining Trust
- 12:52Cycle of Decline in Trust
- 17:47Risk Management Theater
- 18:27Real World Example of Risk Management Theater
- 22:34Scrum Is Not Synonymous with Agile
- 22:56Four Agile Values
- 23:18The Twelve Agile Principles
- 23:36Agile 101
- 26:16Agile Pyramids
- 27:14Agile Pyramid
- 34:38Value Statements
- 38:22Understand Agile
- 39:18The Innovators Dilemma
- 39:54The Reverse Conway Maneuver
- 40:50How Do I Keep My Organization Clean
- 41:42Be Careful What You Measure
- 44:55Four Key Metrics
- 45:52Five Steps for the Your Framework for Continuing Improvement
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