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by Jim Highsmith

In the last months, several incidents have occurred that, while few in number, portend a trend that I think can be very damaging to the agile movement. Three executives -- a VP of technology, a director of product development, and a country manager for a large consulting firm -- all told me that their staffs have uttered some version of the following: "We're agile, we can't tell you how long this project will take or how much it will cost." This is nonsense, and, if we want to convince senior executives that the agile movement will help them, this tactic will bar the way.

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Date Visibility 8 July 2004