Dave Nicolette compares agile maturity to a marathon. I’m not crazy about the analogy, but he does put down some levels of agile that are reasonable. Before you can move on to the next level you should have a firm base to stand on, where most things are implemented and understood on the previous level.
Level one is within reach I guess, but we need to keep a steady eye on the horizon to keep on advancing.
Alright, too busy to write much as usual, but some good points in Mike Polen’s post that summarizes a talk by Jim Shore. Got it via Ole Mortens blog that does a decent job of bulletizing it all. 😉
Passing the Nokia test does not mean you are good at agile. 🙂 Don’t stop when you can say yes to the tests, that’s when the action begins. That’s when you passed the basics, and start to learn. You still have a long way to go, so don’t stop improving. 🙂