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Agile is Dead • Pragmatic Dave Thomas • GOTO 2015

GOTO Conferences · 1.5M views · 2015-07-14 · 40:39

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Dave Thomas, a co-author of the Agile Manifesto, argues at GOTO Amsterdam 2015 that Agile as a branded industry has lost its meaning. He says agile is an adjective, not a noun, and urges developers to reclaim agility.

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Offered in nearly every Agile or Scrum complaint thread as the authoritative take on what agile was meant to be versus what it became.

Recommended by 11 HN people across 9 months · HN mentions 2016–2026

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jrs95 · 2018-05 · Strong recommendation

I highly recommend this video of a Dave Thomas talk about what agile was supposed to be vs what it has become. Most of us are probably stuck working with some sort of Agile methodology regardless of whether or not we'd like to, but it can still be nudged in the direction that Dave talks about. [VIDEO]

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monksy · 2016-10 · Strong recommendation

Agile Is Dead: By Dave Thomas [VIDEO] I love his talks for a few reasons: Often times... 1. He's anti-hype 2. He's contriversal 3. He's right.

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rb808 · 2019-07 · Recommendation

I think most of the people who wrote the agile manifesto said "Agile" been warped into something they don't agree with. Its supposed to empower teams, not enforced from on high to increase pressure on teams. Heres's a good one by Dave Thomas. A quote: "Agile is an adjective not a noun". [VIDEO]

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