Team agility litmus test

Agility is all about priority, simplification, cooperation, ownership, value delivery, feedback, and continuous improvement. The test could help teams assess their agility and identify areas that may provide improvements.

It may be useful for a team to ask themselves a few questions in order to check their agility alignment:

  • are we working on the most important things
  • do we cut work down to its smallest possible value
  • do we seek or provide hwlp from peers
  • do we finish current work before starting new work
  • do we deliver value on a regular basis
  • do we get/provide feedback as often as possible
  • do we learn and adapt our work process iteratively

Becoming aware of basic agile practices will help decide what method to adopt in line with our work context.

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Author: Mario Aiello

Hi, I’m Mario – a retired agility warrior from a major Swiss bank, beyond agile explorer, lean thinker, former rugby player, and wishful golfer. What frustrates me most? Poor agile adoption, illusionary scaling, and the lack of true business agility. I believe agility should fit purpose, context, and practice – and continuously evolve. Active in the agile space since 2008, my consulting journey began in 2012, helping a digital identity unit adopt Scrum at team level. That work led to the design of an Agile Operating System for the entire organization. Today, as an independent consultant, I help organizations unlock sustainable agility – guided by adaptive intelligence: sensing challenges, learning fast, and adapting with purpose.