This is a special episode, where I introduce the “Big Agile Questions” survey and review some of the questions that you’ve already submitted! Thank you all who did!
You can find the submission form here. Submit your questions, as we will be reviewing these in future episodes!
The Power of Asking Better Questions
At every major turning point in history, from the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution, progress has begun with asking better questions. The Agile movement itself started with the authors of the Agile Manifesto questioning traditional software development methods.
Now, in 2025, with significant changes in the industry including PMI’s acquisition of the Agile Alliance, the community faces a crucial moment to shape its future direction through thoughtful inquiry and reflection.
“Throughout history, the biggest leaps forward have come from people willing to ask difficult, sometimes even quite challenging, questions.”
The Future Beyond Agile
🎯 Max asks: What comes after the Agile era? Should we enter the ‘SmartOrg’ era, where multiple toolboxes thrive?
The question of what comes after the Agile era emerges as a central theme in the community submitted questions. While Agile has matured over two and a half decades, it continues to evolve beyond its first-generation frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, and XP. The focus shifts toward viewing Agile as a broader philosophy that can be adapted locally with different frameworks, while remaining open to new approaches that may emerge, particularly with the advent of AI and other technological advances.
This is only of the many questions we’re trying to answer the The Global Agile Summit 2025. We’ll be featuring world-class speakers like:
- Jurgen Appelo (Management 3.0)
- Gojko Adzic (Impact Mapping, Specification by Example)
- Clinton Keith (Agile for Game Development – EXCLUSIVE REVEAL!)
- …and many more!
At the Summit, we’ll be discussing these BIG Agile questions and working together on real-world, actionable solutions. If you want to be part of this movement, submit your session to share your story—or simply join us in Tallinn!” Go to GlobalAgileSummit.com and submit your session!
“Maybe we need to evolve towards a world where agile is more of a philosophy and that we locally adapt that philosophy to the different frameworks that we have at our disposal today and in the future.”