Agile Mentors Podcast

#144: How Modern Agile Teams Predict the Unpredictable with Lance Dacy

Apr 30, 2025
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INSIGHT

Agility Navigates Uncertainty

  • Agile teams face uncertainty because software properties change constantly unlike stable materials in construction.
  • Agile’s promise is helping navigate uncertainty, not providing false guarantees of predictability.
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Taylorism vs Agile Reality

  • Taylorism aimed to remove variance and predict work but doesn't apply well to dynamic, collaborative knowledge work.
  • Agile rejects this factory mindset in favor of managing unpredictability with empirical learning.
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Math Manages the Unknown

  • Math is humanity’s tool for managing the unknown.
  • Embracing math-based tools is critical for Agile teams to navigate uncertainty rather than fearing complexity.
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