Heart of Agile and Modern Agile
Heart of Agile and Modern Agile both came into existence because the creators looked to what has become of Agile since 2001.
Heart of Agile
Heart of Agile was developed by Alistair Cockburn in response to some of the more complex approaches to Agile that were in use.
Dr. Cockburn states, “Agile has become overly decorated. Let’s scrape away those decorations for a minute and get back to the heart of Agile.”
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- Collaborate: Work closely with others and communicate often.
- Deliver: Start with small releases.
- Reflect: Think about what you’ve learned.
- Improve: Make improvements to how you deliver.
Modern Agile
Kerievsky believes mainstream Agile is “drowning in a bloated tangle of enterprise tools, scaling frameworks, and questionable certificates that yield more bureaucracy than results.”
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- Make people awesome.
- Make safety a prerequisite.
- Experiment and learn rapidly.
- Deliver value continuously.
Reading
Below are additional resources for your consideration as you explore and learn more about Heart of Agile and Modern Agile:
- Heart of Agile. Rediscovering the “Heart” of Agile
- Ageling, W.J. (2018). Heart of Agile vs Modern Agile
- Modern Agile
- Kerievsky, J. (2016). An Introduction to Modern Agile.
What are your thoughts?
- Can you think of any examples either in your experience or one you have heard of where you think this framework might be appropriate? Try to justify your answer.
- Take a look at the responses from your peers. Do you agree with their responses? If not, explain why.
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Now that you have a better understanding of the different Agile frameworks, you might have started wondering “How do I choose the right framework?”. Let’s explore this question in the next activity.
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