Agile Quotes

“Indeed, the ratio of time spent reading versus writing is well over 10 to 1. We are constantly reading old code as part of the effort to write new code. ...[Therefore,] making it easy to read makes it easier to write.”
― Robert C. Martin, Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship

“A long descriptive name is better than a short enigmatic name. A long descriptive name is better than a long descriptive comment.”
― Robert C. Martin, Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship

“But I should caution that if you seek to plot out all your moves before you make them—if you put your faith in slow, deliberative planning in the hopes it will spare you failure down the line—well, you’re deluding yourself. For one thing, it’s easier to plan derivative work—things that copy or repeat something already out there. So if your primary goal is to have a fully worked out, set-in-stone plan, you are only upping your chances of being unoriginal.”
― Ed Catmull, Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration

“Fast-changing environments drive new opportunities and gaps. Agility means finding those gaps and exploring them.”
― Roger Spitz, The Definitive Guide to Thriving on Disruption: Volume III - Beta Your Life: Existence in a Disruptive World

“Accountability means to say what you do, do what you say.”
― Pearl Zhu, Digital Agility: The Rocky Road from Doing Agile to Being Agile

“This need for humans to enhance their capabilities to become AAA is relevant in the context of machines learning faster, with increasingly higher-level human functions.”
― Roger Spitz, The Definitive Guide to Thriving on Disruption: Volume I - Reframing and Navigating Disruption

“Half, Not Half-Assed”
― 37signals, Getting Real: The Smarter, Faster, Easier Way to Build a Web Application

“Sprint starts, sprint ends, and a lot gets changed in between! Once the sprint is over, you may not realize but one thing is for sure...

You are not the same person who initiated last sprint, you grow with every sprint and that's what Agility is all about....So, not a good idea to count in years, the age of Agilist...now you know what to count!, didn't you?

By the way, an Agilist never gets old, he just becomes more Agile!”
― Ajay Singh Chouhan

“Agile, like a leader, aims at people-first approach; putting people above things.”
― Vikrmn: CA Vikram Verma, Agile Able: Project Management Simplified

“Agile invention is carbon dated; discovered of late.”
― Vikrmn: CA Vikram Verma, Agile Able: Project Management Simplified

“Agile, ubiquitous since ages; coined of late.”
― Vikrmn: CA Vikram Verma, Agile Able: Project Management Simplified

“If project is in question; Agile is the answer.”
― Vikrmn: CA Vikram Verma, Agile Able: Project Management Simplified

“While enroute to project journey, the only question arises is: which methodology; the approach is pre-decided; Agile.”
― Vikrmn: CA Vikram Verma, Agile Able: Project Management Simplified

“To make best of Agile; find a framework, customize it.”
― Vikrmn: CA Vikram Verma, Agile Able: Project Management Simplified

“Choosing an Agile framework is same as cooking same cuisine with same recipe and ingredients using available equipments but by a different method.”
― Vikrmn: CA Vikram Verma, Agile Able: Project Management Simplified

“Being Agile is to take that first of many steps.”
― Vikrmn: CA Vikram Verma, Agile Able: Project Management Simplified

“Best way to be Agile is; go Agile, step-by-step.”
― Vikrmn: CA Vikram Verma, Agile Able: Project Management Simplified

“Scrum refers to; orderly crowd or disorganized team.”
― Vikrmn: CA Vikram Verma, Agile Able: Project Management Simplified

“Scrum is like a roundtable; with agenda, followed by minutes.”
― Vikrmn: CA Vikram Verma, Agile Able: Project Management Simplified

“In a scrum team, no one is boss but a partner, for the success of a project.”
― Vikrmn: CA Vikram Verma, Agile Able: Project Management Simplified

“Every role in a scrum team is either a producer or a consumer, within.”
― Vikrmn: CA Vikram Verma, Agile Able: Project Management Simplified

“Scrum, in simple terms is managing a TO-DO list.”
― Vikrmn: CA Vikram Verma, Agile Able: Project Management Simplified

“Scrum is about plotting your TO-DOs in calendar and ticking them off.”
― Vikrmn: CA Vikram Verma, Agile Able: Project Management Simplified

“Synonyms for Scrum Ceremonies are what, when, who, how, why.”
― Vikrmn: CA Vikram Verma, Agile Able: Project Management Simplified

“Scrum is either of two types, understanding what is required, or telling what is delivered.”
― Vikrmn: CA Vikram Verma, Agile Able: Project Management Simplified

“Elicitation is to gather the information, together.”
― Vikrmn: CA Vikram Verma, Agile Able: Project Management Simplified

“Agile is not your goal—it’s only the best way to achieve your goals.”
― Zuzana Šochová, The Agile Leader: Leveraging the Power of Influence

“When we do know that in fact, the beginning of a project is when you know the least that you are ever going to know about it. Instead, shift from discovery to diagnosis.”
― Ines Garcia, Sustainable Happy Profit

“Scrum does not tell you what to do; it helps to show what is going on. An intentionally incomplete framework like Scrum can never answer all your problems. How you enrich Scrum and make it your own is what matters. As you master Scrum, all the talk about Scrum should move to the background.”
― Maarten Dalmijn, Driving Value with Sprint Goals: Humble Plans, Exceptional Results (Addison-Wesley Signature Series

“The collaboration between LPM and TBM is a harmonious blend of strategic alignment, financial responsibility, data-driven decision-making, and a commitment to efficiency and continuous improvement. An excel-lent meal results from the perfect combination of ingredients and techniques. Organizational success is the outcome of the harmonious integration of LPM and TBM. This recipe for excellence satisfies both the palate and the bottom line.”
― Tamara Turkai, Balancing Flavor and Strategy: Revolutionize How You Create Value with LPM and TBM Excellence