The document discusses 10 common "phobias" or fears that people have about adopting Agile methodologies. It addresses each phobia, arguing that they are generally not justified concerns. The phobias discussed include fears that Agile is too difficult to adopt, that it leads to lost accountability or micromanagement, that there are no firm commitments, that it causes chaos with short cycles, that design and documentation will be insufficient, that everyone needs to be a generalist, that it is anti-management, that it cannot work in distributed environments, and that it requires automation. The document concludes that Agile should not be treated as a dogma but as a way to deliver value to customers, and that one should judge

1. 10 Agile Phobias, and how to conquer them… GlobalLogic Agile Community Event, Noida, 7th July, 2011 Viresh Suri Project Manager, GlobalLogic Viresh.suri@gmail.com

2. Agenda Agile Scrum – Revisited 10 Phobias, are each of these justified ?? It’s a Revolutionary Change Loss of Accountability Leads to Micromanagement There is no Commitment Short Cycles don’t help Insufficient Design, Documentation Everyone is a Generalist It is Anti-Management Doesn’t work will in a Distributed Environment Requires Automation, which is not my core requirement

3. Agile Scrum - Revisited

4. Then whyfearAgile?

5. Phobia # 1

6. Is changing to Agile too difficult?

7. Is changing to Agile too difficult?

8. Phobia # 2

9. Does Agile lead to lost Accountability?

10. Does Agile lead to lost Accountability?

11. Phobia # 3

12. Is Agile Micromanagement?

13. Phobia # 4

14. Is there No firm date, commitment ?

19. Phobia # 5

20. Do Short Cycles lead to Chaos ?

21. Phobia # 6

22. Is Design & Documentation insufficient?

23. Phobia # 7

24. Should everyone be Generalist ?

25. Phobia # 8

26. Is Agile Anti-management ?

27. Role of the Agile Manager

28. Phobia # 9

29. Will Agile always fail in distributed environments?

30. Phobia # 10

31. Is it OK to be Agile without Automation?

32. Agileshouldn’t be treated like a Dogma, a system of prescribed principles It is about delivering Value to the Customer Discipline, Passion to Communicate is the Key There will always be criticism, but judge if you’re seeing some real advantage ! Summary

33. http://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/system/presentation/file/69/ADP2007_WaterfallaciesAndAgilephobias.pdf http://blog.adsdevshop.com/2010/03/22/3-reasons-your-manager-fears-agile-and-doesnt-need-to/ LinkedIn ScrumAlliance Community Post (29th June) http://www.scrumalliance.org/articles/103-the-managers-role-in-agile References

34. Thank You ! viresh.suri@gmail.com