Scaling Agile: People and Organization

by Jim Highsmith

There exists an agile scaling myth that goes something like this: "Agile development works well for smaller projects, but doesn't scale to larger ones." Whether because of initially reported agile projects that were small or the XP focus (in early years) on smaller projects, the myth has stuck, as project teams of 50, 100, and 500 have been successful. In looking at this myth we need to ask a few questions: