Agile requires a transformation « SD Times. Agile's transformation is like a pink amorphous blob evolving into a fast, supercharged electric rodent. Illustration by Travis Orams ( Almost every day, there are software development teams finishing agile sprints who are left wondering what happened. How did we fail? Where did we go wrong? There’s a saying in the agile community: Agile is simple, but it’s not easy. They will likely see some improvement in their ability to respond to change, and may even provide working software faster—for a while. So, what are the hard parts? Effective agile transformation is often a total culture change. Agile practices are important, but it’s the agile principles that make the practices work well and make them sustainable in the long run. About Dwight Kingdon Dwight Kingdon is the principal consultant and agile coach at the Mindtree US Delivery Center in Gainesville, Fla.
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