Its easy to get into an argument about whether or not to "Go Agile" because it is difficult to see the fundamental difference between the terms “Agile” and “Plan-driven”. These names can give you a clue about the difference, but they can also be interpreted incorrectly. One should not assume that because a process is not “Agile” that it isn’t highly-efficient. Also, just because a process isn’t "Plan-driven" doesn’t mean that planning is not involved.

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