We believe that if organizations adopt agile as a set of
beliefs, they will develop an agile culture and that this agile culture is what
leads to continuous adaptation and innovation. The focus of the change
effort must be on the heart, not the head or the hands.
Processes and methods can become stale and rote, and can stifle innovation
— even processes that were initially developed to be agile. An agile
culture, however, will continuously improve and adapt without the need
for periodic change initiatives.
Numerous books and best practices exist to help organizations with implementing
agile practices, or the “doing” side of the equation. Our reason
for writing this book is to examine the values and culture that make
organizations agile.
We believe that if organizations adopt agile as a set of
beliefs, they will develop an agile culture and that this agile culture is what
leads to continuous adaptation and innovation. The focus of the change
effort must be on the heart, not the head or the hands.
Processes and methods can become stale and rote, and can stifle innovation
— even processes that were initially developed to be agile. An agile
culture, however, will continuously improve and adapt without the need
for periodic change initiatives.
Numerous books and best practices exist to help organizations with implementing
agile practices, or the “doing” side of the equation. Our reason
for writing this book is to examine the values and culture that make
organizations agile.