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| Now that companies have achieved success using Agile processes on IT
projects, they are looking for ways to leverage these experiences
elsewhere in the organization. The core values of individuals,
interactions, customer collaboration, and responding to change are
important to solving business problems -- even when working software
isn't the ultimate product. Agile practices are enabling management,
product development, procurement, academic, and other types of
organizations to improve the quality of their work and be responsive to
their businesses' ever-changing needs. The June 2007 edition of the Agile Journal explores the use of Agile processes in a variety of contexts. Mishkin Berteig and Garry Berteig share three different examples of how Agile processes can be effective outside the typical software development domain. Kevin Parker considers the impact of Agile processes on key organizations outside of development, particularly the program management office (PMO) and IT operations. To achieve 'harmony' on an Agile team, Ross Pettit argues that the IT organization must engage its business partners and ensure that the business can consume the frequent changes that Agile development promises. Now that companies have achieved success using Agile processes on IT projects, they are looking for ways to leverage these experiences elsewhere in the organization. The core values of individuals, interactions, customer collaboration, and responding to change are important to solving business problems -- even when working software isn't the ultimate product. Agile practices are enabling management, product development, procurement, academic, and other types of organizations to improve the quality of their work and be responsive to their businesses' ever-changing needs. In the June 2007 edition of the Agile Journal explores the use of Agile processes in a variety of contexts. Mishkin Berteig and Garry Berteig share three different examples of how Agile processes can be effective outside the typical software development domain. Kevin Parker considers the impact of Agile processes on key organizations outside of development, particularly the program management office (PMO) and IT operations. To achieve 'harmony' on an Agile team, Ross Pettit argues that the IT organization must engage its business partners and ensure that the business can consume the frequent changes that Agile development promises. >> Read the entire June Edition of the Agile Journal IT must also face the realities of the business culture and legacy practices. John Elie shares how a hybrid Agile approach helped his organization, Educational Credit Management Corporation (ECMC), gain funding for the re-engineering of mission-critical loan management applications and change the working relationship between business and IT staff. Guy Beaver offers some best practices for Agile teams to "keep their eye on the prize" - the happy customer - by delivering value to the business through their software. Basic Agile values as articulated by the Agile Manifesto remain important for any type of project. From the measurement perspective, Ahmed Sidky presents his Agile Adoption Framework, a structured and repeatable approach to guide and assist agile adoption efforts. In Part II of his article ( Part I was published in May 2007 ), he discusses how to use the framework to guide agile adoption initiatives. And Neil Fox maintains that building the right team is the key to a successful Agile team, especially for global teams. Staffing considerations need to take a front seat in every manager's plans. What do you want to see in the Agile Journal? Clearly, the industry's interests are diverse - just look at the upcoming Agile 2007 conference agenda and see the incredibly wide range of topics. Please share your experiences with the Agile Journal community. Send us your suggestions for new themes or issues to cover. If you'd like to contribute an article on this or another upcoming topic, go to the "Letters to the Editor" in the forum at AgileJournal.com and send us your ideas. Liz Barnett Editor in Chief editor@agilejournal.com
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