Agile methods have delivered real value in accelerating software delivery, but they address only a fraction of what organisational agility actually requires — and even within IT, speed of delivery is just one dimension. This white paper argues for a broader framework built around three complementary strategies: doing less (leveraging packages, components, and reference models); doing things faster (Agile, DevOps, automation); and making more flexible things (runtime-adaptable and domain model-driven systems). It also tackles the challenge of achieving agility in organisations burdened with large legacy application landscapes.
LiveMethod: A Model and Infrastructure for Empowering Methods Use in Organisations
Most organisations adopt development methods with good intentions, but find them too complex, too static, and too disconnected from day-to-day project work to deliver lasting value. This paper presents LiveMethod — a model-based infrastructure that treats methods as living, intranet-delivered resources, tightly linked to the project artefacts produced from them. It addresses the practical challenges of method deployment, tailoring, and evolution in large, distributed organisations.