The Emergence Machine

Agile

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Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

Agile emerges from the iterative process of software development, where a flexible approach unfolds as a sequence of adaptive changes, driven by energy and occurring over time, resulting in rapid delivery, continuous improvement, and team collaboration.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “agile” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “agile”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
agile
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0AgileSoftwareFormInformationProcessStructureActionApproachChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesScrumL5AgileL4ActionL1ApproachL1ProcessL2SoftwareL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Action L1 (requires)
    Understanding action is foundational to the process of agile
  • Approach L1 (requires)
    Agile: A flexible and iterative approach to software development that emphasizes rapid delivery, continuous improvement, and team collaboration through incremental, adaptive processes.
  • Process L2 (requires) Systems sense
    Understanding process is essential for grasping agile
  • Software L3 (requires)
    Agile: A flexible and iterative approach to software development that emphasizes rapid delivery, continuous improvement, and team collaboration through incremental, adaptive processes.

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