Don’t fix what’s not broken, as the age-old adage goes. Agile has been around for a long time, but is it the most reliable process that managers can turn to during these volatile times?
For the last two decades, engineering managers have leaned on agile methodologies to successfully deliver projects and run their teams. Despite its popularity, agile practices still raise questions, especially around how to employ agile methods effectively during times of change and, ever increasingly, if such an approach is even necessary for modern-day engineering teams.
To provide us with a little more context on agile processes ahead of his LeadDev Berlin talk on the topic, Ben Murray (BM), a senior engineering manager at Holland & Barrett, sat down with Scott Carey (SC).