Hybrid Agile: Pitfalls of Mixing Methods
Mixing Agile with traditional methods often leads to slow, inefficient processes that lack true adaptability, making it harder for organisations to …
A critical lens on attempts to combine project management with agile delivery approaches.
Hybrid Agile is a label frequently used by organisations attempting to bolt agile practices onto project structures. The intention may be to gain flexibility without losing perceived control, but the outcome is rarely effective. Instead of blending strengths, Hybrid Agile often produces the worst of both worlds: rigid governance with the illusion of agility.
This tag should be used to surface critical analysis and evidence of failed hybrid implementations—where delivery teams face conflicting expectations, leadership clings to fixed plans, and agile roles are reduced to ceremonies rather than empowered accountability.
Hybrid Agile tends to preserve command-and-control thinking while adopting agile language, creating a mismatch between intent and structure. It is not a viable long-term strategy. At best, it’s a transitional state. At worst, it erodes trust, delays feedback, and locks in dysfunction.
Use this tag to challenge weak or diluted implementations and highlight the need for coherent systems of work rather than tactical compromises.
Mixing Agile with traditional methods often leads to slow, inefficient processes that lack true adaptability, making it harder for organisations to …
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