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Agile: Incremental progress

Agile: Incremental progress

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Agile: Incremental progress

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- Imagine you have a new backyard and you want to grow a garden. Would you spend months crafting the perfect plan on paper, even missing a growing season to get the plans laid out? Once you finally start, you risk that few plants thrive and rework it later, or perhaps start with some experiments, learn from them and iterate. You would do analysis to create an incremental plan to maximize the timing and order of the experiments. Over time you see success, enjoy the quick wins, and change your overall plan as you learn what works. It's a continuous, incremental process that's full of learning and rewards along the way. Planning it all in advance comes with delayed success and risk. If the plan goes awry, a lot is on the line, and it could take many growing seasons to get close to the results you imagined and dreamed of. However, incrementally building and iterating allows you to learn what works, try different things, and get some results early on, reducing risk and waste. Business…

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