Over the past few years, we’ve seen a wave of 𝗔𝗴𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, with organizations rushing to adopt Agile frameworks in the hope of achieving faster success. But what has been the reality?
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀. 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗮𝘀𝗺.
So, does this mean Agile is the problem? Not at all. The issue lies in 𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁.
🔍 𝗔𝗴𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵:
✅ Uncertain or evolving requirements
✅ A need for rapid feedback & quick time-to-market
✅ High stakeholder involvement
Yet, many organizations 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗴𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 that had:
❌ Fixed scope, timeline, and budget
❌ Heavy compliance & regulatory requirements
❌ Minimal stakeholder availability
The result? 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀.
👉 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 "𝗔𝗴𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀"—𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗔𝗴𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁.
💡 Whether you’re using 𝗔𝗴𝗶𝗹𝗲, 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹, 𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝘆𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱, project managers today need an 𝗔𝗴𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁 to thrive. Why?
🔹 𝗙𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 & 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 – Projects rarely go as planned. Agility helps teams embrace change.
🔹 𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿-𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 – Delivering value over just completing tasks.
🔹 𝗜𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 – Continuous learning makes teams more efficient.
🔹 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 – Empowering teams instead of micromanaging.
🔹 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 – Identifying and mitigating risks early.
🔹 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 – Supporting teams to excel rather than just tracking progress.
💭 So, the real question isn’t "𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗴𝗶𝗹𝗲?"
Instead, ask: "𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗴𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁?"