Too many organisations hide behind excuses:"

Many organisations use excuses to avoid Agile, but even large, regulated bodies can adopt iterative delivery to reduce risk and deliver value incrementally.

Published on 7 June 2025

Written by Martin Hinshelwood

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Too many organisations hide behind excuses:

“We can’t do that here.”
“We’re not a software company.”
“We’re regulated.”

The DOD and FBI are proof that excuse is dead. You can be large, slow, and bureaucratic—and still move to iterative delivery.

Agile is not about being cool or trendy. It’s about reducing risk, increasing optionality, and delivering real value incrementally.

Regulated industries aren’t excluded from agility. They’re the ones that need it most.

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