Infographic: Taking Agile Beyond Software Development

Though Agile’s roots are in software development organizations, changes in the business environment (e.g., growing power of customer, rapid pace of technology, and shorter business cycles) are driving organizations to look at additional ways to apply Agile. Components of Agile’s methodology (e.g., customer collaboration, rapid production, and flexibility) allow organizations to address many of the changes in the business environment. This infographic explores some of the key characteristics of Agile that can be applied to other functions like project management or marketing.

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