Re: Re: What is agile?

"Michael Wollin [email protected] [SCRUMDEVELOPMENT]" <[email protected]> Fri, 4 May 2018 10:06:14 -0700
Newsgroups gmane.comp.programming.scrum.general
Message-ID <[email protected]>
--Apple-Mail=_179BC6C6-E2B3-4672-AAA1-D02079580630
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Content-Type: text/plain;
	charset=utf-8

I agree, Rafael. In my experience, I have not seen promulgating =E2=80=9CAg=
ile is a mindset=E2=80=9D produce a tangible result. Not that it can=E2=80=
=99t; I just haven=E2=80=99t seen it. I myself fell into the trap of viewin=
g Agile as a =E2=80=9Csprit,=E2=80=9D a way of being and acting. That is, u=
ntil a voice in my head said. =E2=80=9CYou have much to learn, Grasshopper.=
=E2=80=9D

This thread started with my sharing the current state of my evolving way of=
 framing and explaining the essence of this movement to professional people=
 (assuming some corporate culture awareness) who are not involved with prod=
uct development and want to know what I do. I din=E2=80=99t explain that wh=
en I posted it and so, for good or bad, inadvertently also caused a branch =
conversation about what is Agile. :)=20

> On May 4, 2018, at 4:35 AM, [email protected] [SCRUMDEVELOPMENT] <SC=
[email protected]> wrote:
>=20
> I am also tired of hearing that Agile is a mindset.... or a way of thinki=
ng... like it was some kind of religion or a very abstract think. Ok, the v=
alues are inspirational, but you also can measure that on practice.=20
>=20


--Apple-Mail=_179BC6C6-E2B3-4672-AAA1-D02079580630
Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable





<head>

<style type=3D"text/css">
<!--

/* start of attachment style */
       .ygrp-photo-title{
         clear: both;
         font-size: smaller;
         height: 15px;
         overflow: hidden;
         text-align: center;
         width: 75px;
       }
       div.ygrp-photo{
         background-position: center;
         background-repeat: no-repeat;
         background-color: white;
         border: 1px solid black;
         height: 62px;
         width: 62px;
       }

       div.photo-title=20
         a,
         div.photo-title a:active,
         div.photo-title a:hover,
         div.photo-title a:visited {
           text-decoration: none;=20
       }

       div.attach-table div.attach-row {
         clear: both;
       }

       div.attach-table div.attach-row div {
         float: left;
         /* margin: 2px;*/
       }

       p {
         clear: both;
         padding: 15px 0 3px 0;
	 overflow: hidden;
       }

       div.ygrp-file {
         width: 30px;
         valign: middle;
       }
       div.attach-table div.attach-row div div a {
         text-decoration: none;
       }

       div.attach-table div.attach-row div div span {
         font-weight: normal;
       }

       div.ygrp-file-title {
         font-weight: bold;
       }
 /* end of attachment style */
        -->
        </style>
        </head>
<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=
=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: s=
pace; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">


<!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| -->

<br><br>

<!-- |**|end egp html banner|**| -->


I agree, Rafael. In my experience, I have not seen promulgating =E2=80=9CAg=
ile is a mindset=E2=80=9D produce a tangible result. Not that it can=E2=80=
=99t; I just haven=E2=80=99t seen it. I myself fell into the trap of viewin=
g Agile as a =E2=80=9Csprit,=E2=80=9D a way of being and acting. That is, u=
ntil a voice in my head said. =E2=80=9CYou have much to learn, Grasshopper.=
=E2=80=9D<div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">This thread s=
tarted with my sharing the current state of my evolving way of framing and =
explaining the essence of this movement to professional people (assuming so=
me corporate culture awareness) who are not involved with product developme=
nt and want to know what I do. I din=E2=80=99t explain that when I posted i=
t and so, for good or bad, inadvertently also caused a branch conversation =
about what is Agile. :)&nbsp;<br class=3D""><div><br class=3D""><blockquote=
 type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On May 4, 2018, at 4:35 AM, <a hr=
ef=3D"mailto:[email protected]" class=3D"">[email protected]</a> =
[SCRUMDEVELOPMENT] &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" =
class=3D"">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br class=
=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div style=3D"line-height: 1=
..22em; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; fo=
nt-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-sp=
acing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; w=
hite-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text=
-decoration: none;" class=3D"">I am also tired of hearing that Agile is a m=
indset.... or a way of thinking... like it was some kind of religion or a v=
ery abstract think. Ok, the values are inspirational, but you also can meas=
ure that on practice.&nbsp;</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"></=
div></blockquote></div><br class=3D""></div>



<!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| -->

<br>


<br>

<!-- |**|end egp html banner|**| -->


<div width=3D"1" style=3D"color: white; clear: both;"/>__._,_.___</div>

=20=20=20=20=20=20
=20=20

=20=20=20=20
    <div id=3D"fromDMARC" style=3D"clear:both; margin-top: 10px;">
         <hr style=3D"height:2px ; border-width:0; color:#E3E3E3; backgroun=
d-color:#E3E3E3;">
         Posted by: Michael Wollin &lt;[email protected]&gt;         <hr =
style=3D"height:2px ; border-width:0; color:#E3E3E3; background-color:#E3E3=
E3;">
    </div>
<!-- Start Recommendations -->
<!-- End Recommendations -->


<!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| -->

<br><br>
<tt>
To Post a message, send it to:&nbsp;&nbsp; [email protected]<BR>
To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: SCRUMDEVELOPMENT-unsubscribe@eGrou=
ps.com</tt>
<br><br>

<!-- |**|end egp html banner|**| -->



<!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| -->

  <img src=3D"http://geo.yahoo.com/serv?s=3D97476590/grpId=3D1569064/grpspI=
d=3D1705007709/msgId=3D58827/stime=3D1525453581" width=3D"1" height=3D"1"> =
<br>

<!-- |**|end egp html banner|**| -->

=20=20=20=20
<!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| -->

<br>



=20=20=20
=20=20=20=20=20
=20
        <!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| -->
        <div id=3D"ygrp-vital" style=3D"background-color: #f2f2f2; font-fam=
ily: Verdana; font-size: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 10px;">

        <span id=3D"vithd" style=3D"font-weight: bold; color: #333; text-tr=
ansform: uppercase; "><a href=3D"https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/SCRUMD=
EVELOPMENT/info;_ylc=3DX3oDMTJlZjB1bTI3BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE1NjkwNjQE=
Z3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDA3NzA5BHNlYwN2dGwEc2xrA3ZnaHAEc3RpbWUDMTUyNTQ1MzU4MQ--" s=
tyle=3D"text-decoration: none;">Visit Your Group</a></span>

     <ul style=3D"list-style-type: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: in=
line;">
            <li style=3D"border-right: 1px solid #000; font-weight: 700; di=
splay: inline; padding: 0 5px; margin-left: 0;">
      <span class=3D"cat"><a href=3D"https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/SC=
RUMDEVELOPMENT/members/all;_ylc=3DX3oDMTJmNnVxcG44BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkA=
zE1NjkwNjQEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDA3NzA5BHNlYwN2dGwEc2xrA3ZtYnJzBHN0aW1lAzE1MjU0=
NTM1ODE-" style=3D"text-decoration: none;">New Members</a></span>
      <span class=3D"ct" style=3D"color: #ff7900;">1</span>
    </li>
                                              </ul>
  </div>


<div id=3D"ft" style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 5p=
x; padding: 0 2px 0 0; clear: both;">
  <a href=3D"https://groups.yahoo.com/neo;_ylc=3DX3oDMTJkdHZwc3E0BF9TAzk3ND=
c2NTkwBGdycElkAzE1NjkwNjQEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDA3NzA5BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA2dmcARzd=
GltZQMxNTI1NDUzNTgx" style=3D"float: left;"><img src=3D"http://l.yimg.com/r=
u/static/images/yg/img/email/new_logo/logo-groups-137x15.png" height=3D"15"=
 width=3D"137" alt=3D"Yahoo! Groups" style=3D"border: 0;"/></a>
  <div style=3D"color: #747575; float: right;"> &bull; <a href=3D"https://i=
nfo.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/groups/details.html" style=3D"text-decoratio=
n: none;">Privacy</a> &bull; <a href=3D"mailto:SCRUMDEVELOPMENT-unsubscribe=
@yahoogroups.com?subject=3DUnsubscribe" style=3D"text-decoration: none;">Un=
subscribe</a> &bull; <a href=3D"https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/=
terms/" style=3D"text-decoration: none;">Terms of Use</a> </div>
</div>

<!-- |**|end egp html banner|**| -->

  </div> <!-- ygrp-msg -->

=20=20=20


  <br>

<!-- |**|end egp html banner|**| -->


<div style=3D"color: white; clear: both;"/>__,_._,___</div>
</body></html>
--Apple-Mail=_179BC6C6-E2B3-4672-AAA1-D02079580630--