The Collaborationist: Agile’s Silent Saboteur

<p>Let&rsquo;s be serious this time. There is something off in Agile and you know it. It seems that it is about to work, but there is always something holding it back. What if the person you considered your confidant, your right-hand man, is, in fact, sabotaging all your efforts?</p> <p>Stay with me through the next few lines because I will present to you a hidden truth in broad daylight. A truth about human nature that perhaps you&rsquo;ve never considered before, but affects you every day.</p> <h1>The new perspective</h1> <p>In my previous article, I introduced a new way to observe and understand software development and Agile:</p> <h2>Agile is to Psychoanalysis what Continuous Delivery is to Behaviorism: A New Vision of Software&hellip;</h2> <h3>Exploring the confluence of psychology and modern software methodologies: a fresh, game-changing approach.</h3> <p>drpicox.medium.com</p> <p>It took inspiration from the field of psychology, particularly from psychoanalysis and behaviorism. By exploring these psychological theories, we were able to shed new light about how we apply Agile, and it unlocked new ways of comprehension.</p> <p>And just a few weeks later, first consequences raises.</p> <p>If you haven&rsquo;t read the previous article, here&rsquo;s the quick version: Psychoanalysis believes change should come from within, much like how Agile relies on team introspection for improvement. On the other hand, Behaviorism argues that change is best achieved by altering the environment, similar to how Continuous Delivery changes external systems to improve outcomes.</p> <p><a href="https://drpicox.medium.com/the-collaborationist-agiles-silent-saboteur-cc24c31436e8">Website</a></p>