Agile in the enterprise: To succeed, avoid the fundamentalists

Myth vs. Reality – Thoughts?

1. Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
   > While this is great for small teams or start-ups, inside enterprises, a lack of alignment in different levels often generates more heat than results.
2. Working software over comprehensive documentation
   > If taken too literally, a radical agilist might despise any documentation, which in the long run lead could lead to impossible recovery.
3. Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
   > Enterprises, however, cannot afford to have zero visibility about deadlines and the productivity of agile teams.
4. Responding to change over following a plan
   > A team that is not capable of measuring its own performance and understanding what’s affecting it is not as effective than those that do.

Source: http://venturebeat.com/2014/03/29/agile-in-the-enterprise-to-succeed-avoid-the-fundamentalists