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Introduction Agile is broad umbrella term for a set of values described in the Agile Manifesto.

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» This mindset shift takes months to years in most F500 companies.

Why is it growing so fast? The Benefits Three recent studies have shown:

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Agile/Scrum is considered as the fastest growing approach to software development

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Statistics quoted from QSMA, Rico, and DDJ in Succeeding with Agile, Mike Cohn, Jan 2010

When is a client ready for Agile?Some keys that the client may be ready to consider Agile:

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When They Ask About Agile Confidently respond that:

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Preparing to Sell an Agile ProjectAgile projects / programs / portfolios…

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• Scrum is not the best fit for AVM; consider Kanban• Some tools have a bias toward a particular methodology that is not Agile-friendly

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After You’ve Sold the Agile Project Expect team performance to follow the usual Agile pattern (slow and

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