Be Clear on What’s Going to Give
There are certain laws and forces that demand respect on our projects. Budgets and dates tend to be fixed. Scope regularly seems to increase with reckless abandon. And quality is always #1.
Yet these forces are often in conflict. Giving in to one means taking something away from the others. If left unbalanced for too long, the force of one can overwhelm a project until it finally breaks and snaps.
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Something has to give. The question is what?
Agile has a way of taming these wild and dangerous forces, and I am going to leave you in the capable hands of Master Sensei to show you how.
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