Jim Highsmith
Agility is the ability to adapt and respond to change … agile organizations view change as an opportunity, not a threat.Collection: Opportunity
The best way to get a project done faster is to start soonerCollection: Done
Peel back the facade of rigorous methodology projects and ask why the project was successful, and the answer is people.Collection: Successful
Simple rules guide innovative, intelligent responses. Comprehensive rules guide rote, routine responses.Collection: Intelligent
Documentation is not understanding, process is not discipline, formality is not skill.Collection: Skills
The greatest risk we face in software development is that of overestimating our own knowledge.Collection: Risk
If you find that your organization can't make the hard decisions that Scrum demands, then high-risk, uncertain projects have very little probability of success in your organization.Collection: Organization
Process is not a substitute for skill.Collection: Skills
If you have unskilled people who work poorly together, no amount of process will save your projects.Collection: People
A methodology's weight is a product of its size and ceremony.Collection: Weight