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Software processes are like exercise. Everyone knows that its the right thing to do, but most people don’t do it.

Why don’t more people exercise? Because its too hard and it involves too much change. You see, exercising involves things like ‘determination’ and ‘discipline’ and ‘goals’, and who has time for that? An entire industry has evolved around the fact that people would like to be fit but do not like to exercise. At one extreme is the quick fix solution – wear some gadget and get fit without doing anything. At the other extreme are the hardcore fitness people who spend hours in the gym and scoff at any fitness scheme that tries to water down exercise. In the middle are a whole lot of activities that try to make exercise more fun and meaningful. The idea is not to be the fittest that you can possibly be, but to be as fit as you can be, without feeling like giving up.

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The last couple of years have seen agile software development ‘cross the chasm’ from the early adopters to the mainstream. This is great news for agile, but there are some dangers lurking in the background. Here are five points that companies need to watch for when adopting agile processes

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