I talked to a few friends this week who are at companies who hired them, and told them at the time that they were an "agile shop". But now that it's time to get working, they're being told that we're not agile yet, and it's not the right time. But we're going agile RSN (Real Soon Now.)
At the core of this issue is the same problem that countless other shops encounter. Do we do things the right way today, or do we fall back into old habits? It's easy to sit back and decide to make the right strategic moves, but, when the pressure is on, just fall back into our old habits.
If you really see the value in the core Agile practices, then DO THEM. Today.
People, this is just like exercise. If you wait until you feel like lifting weights, you'll never start. If you take your pain and soreness into account, the aftermath of exercise the next day, then you'll stop exercising and eventually die young.
People, Agile practices really work, but only if you use th