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Define: "Agile Transformation" in Business

The corporate definition of Agile Transformation
Fiscal Threat Level
SEVERE

Catastrophic fiscal burn

CWO Pro-Tip

"Learn the buzzwords. As long as you say 'iteration' and 'cadenceCadenceHow frequently we will interrupt your actual work to ask if your actual work is done.', you can keep doing your job exactly how you did it before."

What HR thinks it means:

The process of transitioning an organization to agile software development methodologies.

What does "Agile Transformation" actually mean?

"A multi-million dollar consultant grift that renames all your existing meetings and somehow makes everything slower."

How HR uses it:

"The company is undergoing an agile transformation to improve delivery speeds."

How you actually use it:

"The agile transformation has successfully converted our one weekly meeting into daily 45-minute interrogations."

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