PPAI Magazine November 2024

Flexibility In The Age Of Agility Focus on these four areas to ensure agility and flexibility are working in tandem for your organization. By CW Karstens “AGILITY” IS A BIG BUZZWORD in tech, and for good reason. Agile software development has transformed the way teams approach project management and product development. It focuses on incremental learning, progress and teamwork to find continuous solutions. To be “agile” in this sense means being flexible and collaborative. Too often organizations lose sight of those key points and instead find a blueprint for being agile and stick to it like it’s law, undermining the entire goal of progress. You always need to tailor agility to needs, company culture, goals, resources and talent. Below are four areas to focus on when making sure agility and flexibility are working in tandem for your IT team and your entire organization to ensure that agility is more than just a buzzword. 1Team Dynamics & Composition Experience, skill and working styles are all going to differ from organization to organization, and even within your own department. You can only bend those qualities so far in your individual team members. Strictly adhering to agile frameworks such as Scrum or Kanban, for example, may not always suit the particular dynamics of a team. For instance, a team of seasoned developers with strong problem-solving skills might prefer fewer daily stand-ups and longer sprints, allowing them more time for deep work. On the other hand, a junior team may benefit 20 • NOVEMBER 2024 • PPAI Voices | Innovation

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