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~ Authored by Mindy Lenderink & Joe Knape

At the beginning of IT Agility success is learning to “think Lean” and creating a culture where Lean thinking becomes the norm.

~ Authored by Mindy Lenderink & Joe Knape

What do you think about being Agile? Does it bring an image to mind? Some people think Agile is so great that it is the answer to every problem that needs solving. Other people wonder what the excitement is about because Agile is not a differentiator in their organization.

For every extreme opinion, there are many opinions somewhere in the middle. Why is there such variance in opinions? How do you make Agile work for you?

Everyone wants to be Agile. It’s the key to success! A lot of organizations claim to be Agile, but are they? If your team went to Agile training and came back to work with new ways to define their work, you probably aren’t Agile. You’ve just learned new terminology to wrap around your current behaviors.

Management teams must choose to adapt their practices to encourage and support IT Agility behavior. How healthy is your Agile team?