After a few good years adopting and preaching the Agile methodology, I am proud to say I have very few certainties on the subject (since the magic lies in continuously inspecting and adapting your knowledge). One of these few certainties, however, is: If you are lazy, stay away of Agile methods.

Historical perspective

In recent years, the Agile paradigm is increasingly being adopted by large corporations across the globe. Whatever the reasons for bringing these companies to use Agile, in general it is possible to venture the inference that the vast majority of these companies are seeking some gain in process efficiency, so that in the end, some tangible result will be possible in the financial sphere.

Rightly or wrongly, this amplification of the Agile experience, has been greatly facilitated by Scrum. And since Scrum, somehow, seems to be palatable to executives and managers, we can say that it is a great initial catalyst for the Agile philosophy in the corporate context.