As time passes my appreciation for the power of Agile increases. Even though I haven’t run an Agile project for over two years, I still manifest its principles in my current enterprise architect position. In particular, what is held within the agile manifesto. I apply this by always seeking to interact with the business users where I seek to find out what is actually working within the enterprise software “ecosystem” and what the environment could handle as technology change. It is the collaboration with the business users that makes responding to change so much “easier”. For when everyone is engaged and understands the why without the surprises of top down decision making things just go more smoothly. This article begins with the following statement and sums it all quite nicely.
According to EDS, an agile enterprise reacts quickly and transforms based on changing customer demands and market dynamics.