The real value of Agility comes when it is implemented at the grass roots level
When I first read the Agile values and principles, I found it really easy to understand as it talks really the basic things. And I thought this is already there in me and i know really well. But I was wrong. There is a deep meaning of each and every values and principles and understanding and implementing it, is a difficult job. But I took up the challenge and started learning about these and started implementing when I was just a software engineer. I volunteered for the role of Scrum Master and started applying these concepts. I learned during the implementation phase that before helping other understand and influence, I need to convince myself why this is helpful and how it is benefiting me. For example, instead of sending a formal email to my test engineer, I started going to his desk and started having the better interaction. This saved a lot of my time as I don't have to explain in email and i can close that issue quickly by having a quick interaction. This helped me to...