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Diana Larsen and James Shore were actively involved with agile methods before they were fashionable. They have spent many years helping organizations explore agile development and I’ve always found their opinions worth listening to. When I get requests to review articles I rarely have time to read them, but a recent request by this pair piqued my interest.

When I read their draft on the stages of agile fluency, I immediately offerred to publish it on my site. The article looks at how teams pass through four stages of fluency with agile methods. Each stage brings benefits, but demands investment. Not all teams should go through all the stages. The model they’ve come up with is nicely simple and resonates with tales told by my colleagues. I think it provides a good framework for thinking about the style of agile development you are at and where you want to be.