“Consciously Constructive Human Capital Development, Perpetual Reinvention: innovation & Creativity, Adaptability, Resilience and Agility, are not only CORE DRIVERS, but also the DEFINING features of economic success in the 4IR.”
“Never think twice, when you have decided once.”
“Worse yet is the rejection of upfront requirements. The basic observation is correct: requirements will change, and are hard anyway to capture at the beginning. In no way, however, does it imply the dramatic conclusion that upfront requirements are useless! What it does imply is that requirements should be subject to change, like all other artifacts on the software process.
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The agile advice here is irresponsible and serious software projects should ignore it.The sound practice is to start collecting requirements at the beginning, produce a provisional version prior to engaging in design, and treat the requirements as a living product that undergoes constant adaptation throughout the project.”
“Doing agile is a set of activities, but being agile is the state of mind, the ongoing capability, and the cultural adaptability.”
Source: Digital Agility: The Rocky Road from Doing Agile to Being Agile
“Agile is not prescriptive and which techniques are appropriate will depend on the context.”
Source: Digital Agility: The Rocky Road from Doing Agile to Being Agile
“Doing Agile is just a first step; being agile needs to have a totally different mindset, and multidimensional perspectives.”
Source: Digital Agility: The Rocky Road from Doing Agile to Being Agile
“The well-defined principles last when time moves on. However, a progressive organization or society will love to break the old or hidden rules in order to move forward.”
Source: Digital Agility: The Rocky Road from Doing Agile to Being Agile
“Agile and DevOps are for harnessing integration, interaction, and innovation.”
Source: Digital Agility: The Rocky Road from Doing Agile to Being Agile
“Agility should not be translated to sacrificing planning, management guidelines, and quality assurance.”
Source: Digital Agility: The Rocky Road from Doing Agile to Being Agile
“Agility and transformation isn't restricted to private industry. Governments need to transform maintain relevance to the rapid pace of change.”