Agile Programming

Here’s an interesting article that portrays the challenges an agile transformation entails very honestly. There are still many depictions of agile as a kind of silver bullet, but, in Beckwith’s story, she consciously describes the hard work required to successfully reorient the way an organization does business. First off, she identifies the best candidates for a Scrum transformation as those organizations that have historically been early adopters of cutting edge technology. While that’s not the only indication, the sentiment is dead-on. Adopting a radically different project management methodology is not for those who would prefer to stick with the status quo. It takes some guts to embrace change. Likewise, Beckwith is right to point out how change of this order is often met with a widespread “culture clash.” For many, change is threatening and a natural response is to resist participating in that transformation. That issue is also one of the most difficult for organizations to address. I’d be curious to read Beckwith’s thoughts on how to minimize a cultural backlash when implementing agile. [Read Full Article]

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