IT for Adults

“Ship fast, fail fast”, sometimes shortened to “fail cheap”, is a common mantra in agile environments.1 It addresses real problems with rigid processes, hierarchies, and tech stacks. For years, the industry has promised higher speed through agile methods. That sounds good. Still, when people ask if I work in an agile way, I avoid a straight answer. People confuse speed with maturity. Moving faster does not fix a wrong direction. Speed as replacement for clarity. Read more