A Simple Manifesto for Complicated Humans
If you’re working in or studying Project Management, becoming familiar with the Agile Manifesto is crucial. Although it is brief and straightforward, its principles have had a huge impact on project management techniques for more than 23 years now.
The manifesto emphasizes core values like individuals and interactions, working software, customer collaboration, and responding to change, which have proven to be effective when working through complex situations. The only trouble is – as human beings we somehow cannot wait to complicate it again.
We add processes, extra names, extra functions, extra job roles, heck we even add extra departments to handle all this extra stuff we’ve added. The core of the Agile Manifesto is being corrupted, because it is actually hard work keeping things simple.
But the simplicity in the Agile Manifesto highlights a key truth: simple approaches often yield the best results, fostering clarity and efficiency in software development and project management.
Just as simple, refactored code is easier to maintain and less prone to errors than complex code, simple designs are more user-friendly and effective than their intricate counterparts. Embracing the simplicity of the Agile Manifesto allows teams to focus on what truly matters, leading to better outcomes. And doing that often leads to greater success and effectiveness, helping you and your team win.
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