Are we really agile? - Questions to ask

The following questions might help us understand, if we are really agile:-

Activities

  • Are we delivering a working product every sprint? 
  • Are we conducting a demo and receiving feedback from the customer at the end of the sprint?
  • Are we having a backlog of user stories refined with story points calibrated?
  • Are we planning the sprints appropriately, keeping a tab of the velocity of the team?
  • Are we conducting all the ceremonies like standup, retrospective, sprint planning, demo etc?


Values

  • Are all the members treated equally with respect and their views heard?
  • Are we ready to take up changes/improvements from the customer at any point with a welcoming smile?
  • Do we have a good collaboration and rapport with the customer, and among the team and management?
  • Do we give more importance to team collaboration than following processes for name-sake?
  • Do we give more importance in developing a working software than wasting time in unnecessary documentations?


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