Hi Kelly,
I resonate with you when you said “what is agile” is one of the most searched question and the count is going up.
For me, agile is not agile manifesto or different methodologies like scrum, XP etc… Agile is much more and beyond values, manifesto, principles and methodologies. It is much much deeper than all of these.
This is what I explained in my blog post
http://tusharsomaiya.com/wordpress/index.php/2012/01/agile/coaching-agile-teams/
Edited version of the post also features on ScrumAlliance.org at
http://scrumalliance.org/articles/395-coaching-agile-teams
What is agile? The Free Dictionary defines it as “characterized by quickness, lightness, and ease of movement.” Webster notes that it is “marked by ready ability to move with quick, easy grace.” The way I like to put it is, “Quickly responding to changes defines agility.”
In the context of software development, how quickly, lightly, easily, readily, and gracefully we respond to changes while developing software defines our agility. (Notice the word respond and not react.)
Hope this helps and adds value.
Can I have this post of yours on my site too?
Would you like to write a guest post exclusive for me?
Thanks in advance and best of luck for all you do.
Tushar Somaiya.
Agile Coach, Results Certified Coach & Servant Leader