What is Agile?!?
James Holland
Director at Talenza #talentprofessional#tourdecure #avidgolfer #(notso)reluctantcyclist
What is Agile? A personal view and how do I use this for my benefit is the current market.
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Here is a question that Mckinsey recently posed, what is Agile? I’ll leave McKinsey to answer that question although I think it depends on who is asking the question and who wants the answers.
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The article led me to thinking about the current environment and what should business and technology professionals be doing and how to navigate the corporate world.
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With the uncertainty in the market at present and changes in the market being brought about by interest/inflation/unemployment rates, everyone (individuals/companies) is trying to work out how to stay ahead of the curve. Well, these types of thoughts always lead me back to Darwin’s famous quote, “It is not the most intelligent species that survives or the most intelligent; but the one that is able best to adapt and adjust to the changing environment”.
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There are a lot of people who have been referenced in this article but initial commentary at the start of the article likens agile to the sports world and the athletes within their chosen sport to adapt to the environmental challenges, discounting the vicissitudes of luck that we all encounter. Focus and discipline gets these professionals to a place of high performance, but the true winners adapt and find a way to get it done and use their tenacity, drive and learnings to keep moving forward. In the corporate world winning is less clear and maybe trying your best is good enough but only the individuals truly know if they are doing their best.
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With the changes to ways of working, there is just as much unlearning that needs to be as well as learning. Just because in your last role, you could throw that task over the fence to someone else, does that mean it was right or optimal.
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I think agile is just a mindset to constantly evolve and the methodology is an enabler of this but there are lots of people much better educated to advise on this than me.
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Liv Spears put together the e-learning guide which can help assist with the learning and I personally highly recommend the courses run by Stu Mitchell, CST & team RedAgile .?
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Talenza will also be putting together some education sessions with industry professionals to help learn and grow and hopefully help navigate some tricker market conditions.
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E-learning guide:
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