Agile in 5 words or less?

#21

one: Wow!

#22

Embrace chaos

Dances with Chaos

#23

Chaos is a difficult word in the context of agile. I would assume that many antagonists of agile would agree on that definition :wink:

#24

One: adaptive

When 17 developers met to define the manifesto, there has been a tie between the word “agile” and “adaptive”. “agile” just has been chosen because “adaptive” has been used by one of the members before.

#25

Good point.

I used “chaos” in the context of the Cynefin Framework.

Maybe a better approach would be:

  • navigating complexity, avoiding chaos

I like “adaptive” - and we’d likely have no one trying to sell us some “adaptive” the way they peddle “agile”

Hard to make adaptive a noun :slight_smile:

#26

+1 like

#27

(Re)discover fun at work!

#28

Do less, sooner, together. Repeat.

#29

I just did an update on the post A Dictionary of Agile Language - PLEASE CONTRIBUTE and used the list to recalled the things that make agile different from a traditional development approach (it is very close to what we can find in the agile manifest already):

  • value work in teams
  • bring timely results
  • continuously consider improvements for users

This brings me to the following 5 words describing agile:

Working together on timely improvements

#30

Always
Growing
In
Life
Experience?

#31

Any anagram that ends in a question mark is awesome. Full stop.

#32

Shall we close the thread :stuck_out_tongue:

Good one @Learning2BAgile !!!