Agile is the recent buzzword that many organizations are trying to preach and practice. The approach to getting transformed to Agile is different across organizations based on their own expertise. They are trying to ride the wave of Agile to pursue its advantages like ease of embracing change, decreased cycle times, evolutionary product development, and so on. It looks lucrative and simple, but practicing has its own roadblocks which might go wrong if not handled with caution. Before jumping on the Agile bandwagon, we need to understand that Agile is more of a journey and not a destination. This article focuses on how to practice Agile in building software with the right mindset by knowing the pitfalls and how to fix them so that the organization can succeed.
Agile is more of a mindset that is defined by four values, described by 12 principles, and manifested through different frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, XP, DSDM, etc to create products of complex and uncertain nature. Moreover, the integration and balance of PEOPLE, PROCESS, and TECHNOLOGY are important to succeed.