It is not the physical distance that matters that much, it is the lack of Einheit.

If you can't scale, you can't scrum.

Pioneers take all the arrows.

Deploy or die.

While it is not unheard of, most sane people would be embarrassed to take an introductory martial arts class and then develop their own “martial art” from it and teach it to unsuspecting students, exposing them to the danger of miscalculating their effectiveness at defending themselves in a critical situation. Yet agile practitioners do this every day ― some do not even feel any sense of shame for calling themselves “agile coaches” after a year of practical experience.

Just because architecture is supposed to be stable, it does not mean that it should never change.

But for those that have not already attained mastery, structure and doctrine are needed because formlessness is useless to the beginner.

Alignment is a force multiplier.

If releasing is hard, people will always find a reason not to release.

Waste is more than a crime; it's a mistake.