Agile is a fast paced flat collaborative development approach, designed for software development. Its purpose is delivering customer delight and value, quicker than traditional methods.
Whilst advocates and sceptics differ in their views, productivity, customer satisfaction and quality are the primary benefits if businesses get it right. Examples of getting it right in delivering customer delight and value include Apple, Autodesk and Alibaba who have adopted the Agile approach.
What is Agile’s Achilles heel?
As with all business development processes, the Achilles heel is effectiveness of communication – what’s said and what’s actually perceived by fellow humans.
This is exacerbated with increasingly diverse cultural and skill backgrounds, we perceive and interpret things differently – this is aptly demonstrated with the old game of ‘Chinese Whispers’. Particularly relevant when dealing with tech savvy Programmers and non-tech savvy Clients and customers.
Who to make Agile Work
Getting the communication wrong can be disastrous for the project and business.
Therefore to improve the odds of success, organisations large and small require exceptional communication methods to equip Development teams, Clients and their Customers, to comprehend differences in values, ethics, skills and terminology if they are to achieve a successful result.
It is up to developers to continue to help carve the way for future agile projects and developers. Remember, there is always someone who is more experienced with agile and more than likely they will be glad to help point a colleague in the right direction. Training is also fundamental to a successful team so ensure all members have the proper foundation before beginning.
http://blog.credera.com/business-insights/top-pitfalls-agile-development/
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