Working agile with non-agile teams

How can you work with other teams that aren’t agile?

Let’s assume you already know what the agile manifesto is. Let’s consider that you apply most of the “extreme programming” values, principles, and practices altogether. Let’s speculate that working in an agile environment is not new for you.

• Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
• Working software over comprehensive documentation
• Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
• Responding to change over following a plan

You’re using short feedback loops, where things are constantly changing. You can feel that the team is alive and every one is essential.

You embrace the change to the point that you enjoy going out of your comfort zone whenever needed. Seeking to create value for your team and its dynamics, and always considering personal growth.

But sure, let’s assume all that -and everything else I might have missed regarding “agility,” how could you work with an external team that is not agile? How could your “perfectly agile team” work with another group of people with nothing to do with software? For example, a doctor.

A doctor has no time to learn about your “agile values and principles for software development.” A doctor has no time to learn about “extreme programming.” Similarly, they don’t have time to learn about testing, design, architecture, and good practices related to software in general.

How could you create a bridge between that doctor and your software team?

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https://chemaclass.com/blog/working-agile-with-non-agile-teams/