This document discusses the need for companies to adapt to rapid changes in the world by embracing agile and lean principles. It notes that the world is changing quickly in many areas like technologies, tools, behaviors and organizations. It then highlights research showing that the majority of traditional projects fail or go over budget and time. This emphasizes the importance of being agile to respond to changing requirements and priorities. The document promotes agile methodologies like Scrum, Kanban, and principles of lean and software craftsmanship to help organizations and teams continuously deliver value to customers.