Episode 193 – Welcome Changing Requirements

Welcome changing requirements, even late in development. Agile processes harness change for the customer’s competitive advantage. This is what most people mean when they put in air quotes "Agile". A blessing and a curse, we use this to make our product more nimble and responsive, but in truth, we use it to excuse sloppy prioritization and execution when we allow new requirements to be suddenly added to the pile at any time. This principle is important in fighting the tendency to oppose change because we are already committed to a course of action or architecture, or afraid to admit we did it wrong (in every area of the business). Remember that the very processes inherent in scrum, kanban, lean, etc, are purpose build to eject what's not working, and reprioritize and rescope work based on the new reality on the ground. The perception that changing dates and scope is still a big no-no is what causes resistance here. LISTEN TO THE BADASS AGILE PODCAST ON SHUFFLE! - Get it here for iOS - https://getshuffle.app/ ***JOIN THE FORGE*** Sign up for more info about our online leadership immersion experience. https://badassagile.com/the-forge/ ****** Follow on CLUBHOUSE: https://www.joinclubhouse.com/club/badass-agile Don't forget to join us in the Badass Agile Listener Lounge on Facebook for member exclusives, livestreams and previews! https://www.facebook.com/groups/badasslistenerlounge/ Follow The LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/badass-agile We're also on YouTube! Follow the podcast, enjoy some panel/guest commentary, and get some quick tips and guidance from me: https://www.youtube.com/c/BadassAgile ****** Our mission is to create an elite tribe of leaders who focus on who they need to become in order to lead and inspire, and to be the best agile podcast and resource for effective mindset and leadership game. Contact us ([email protected]) for elite-level performance and agile coaching, speaking engagements, team-level and executive mindset/agile training, and licensing options for modern, high-impact, bite-sized learning and educational content.