Some folks think that Agile is about going fast. It’s not. It’s never been about going fast. Agile is about knowing, as early as possible, just how screwed we are. The reason we want to know this as early as possible is so that we can manage the situation. You see, this is what managers do. Managers manage software projects by gathering data and then making the best decisions they can based on that data. Agile produces data. Agile produces lots of data. Managers use that data to drive the project to the best possible outcome.
