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What is Agility?<br />

A-gil-i-ty (ə-'ji-lə-tē) Property consisting of quickness,<br />

lightness, and ease of movement; To be very nimble<br />

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• The ability to create and respond to change in order to<br />

profit in a turbulent global business environment<br />

• The ability to quickly reprioritize use of resources when<br />

requirements, technology, and knowledge shift<br />

• A very fast response to sudden market changes and<br />

emerging threats by intensive customer interaction<br />

• Use of evolutionary, incremental, and iterative<br />

delivery to converge on an optimal customer solution<br />

• Maximizing the BUSINESS VALUE with right-sized, justenough,<br />

and just-in-time processes and documentation<br />

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Highsmith, J. A. (2002). <strong>Agile</strong> softw<strong>are</strong> development ecosystems. Boston, MA: Addison-Wesley.<br />

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