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Embracing Agile: 4 Strategies For Your IT Team

The Enterprisers Project, March 22nd, 2023

Are you using agile methods to their fullest potential? Check out these expert tips to maximize your teams' productivity and engagement

If you've ever seen the parkour scene from 'The Office,' it might remind you of a team's first attempt at agility.

As Michael Scott and his parkour-aspiring colleagues show, it's one thing to simply mirror principles. But being able to quickly and effectively pivot and adapt priorities based on real-time feedback and need is an entirely different - and much more challenging - matter.

Teams have been working with components of agile since the Manifesto for Agile Software Development was introduced 22 years ago. By now, most organizations have taken steps toward team agility - even if (as in the example above) they are just throwing out terms like scrum, Kanban, and sprints.

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