agile
Quick and lithe
Agile describes quick, nimble movement—the ability to change direction easily and gracefully: an agile climber, agile fingers on the keyboard.
The word extends to mental quickness: an agile mind adapts rapidly to new information.
In software development, Agile (often capitalized) names a methodology emphasizing iterative progress, collaboration, and flexibility over rigid planning.
Quick and light-moving
- litheSupple and graceful
- limberBending without resistance
- suppleFlexing without damage
- spryLively despite years
acrobatic · deft · graceful · light-footed · fleet-footed · sprightly · athletic · coordinated
Contested pack restart
- kanbanVisual workflow signal card
- sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
- iterationRepeated procedural pass
- backlogAccumulated unfinished work
standup · retrospective · burndown · velocity · cross-functional · self-organizing · test-driven · refactoring
Able to change accordingly
- responsiveQuick to react
- pivotPoint of rotation
- flexibleAble to bend freely
- dynamicActive and changing
innovative · lean · streamlined · resilient · proactive · scalable · iterative · collaborative
nimble
Quick and light-moving
spry · acrobatic · deft · graceful · light-footed · fleet-footed · sprightly · athletic · coordinated · balanced
scrum
Contested pack restart
backlog · standup · retrospective · burndown · velocity · cross-functional · self-organizing · test-driven · refactoring · incremental
adaptive
Able to change accordingly
- responsiveQuick to react
- pivotPoint of rotation
- flexibleAble to bend freely
dynamic · innovative · lean · streamlined · resilient · proactive · scalable · iterative · collaborative · evolving
quick-witted
Fast at thinking
alert · clever · bright · shrewd · perceptive · acute · adept · smart · discerning · incisive
- agilitynimble, quick, lithe, spry, fleet-footed
- efficientefficient, streamlined, optimized, effective, productive
- marketing buzzwordssynergy, leverage, pivot, disrupt, scalable
- bootstrappingself-funded, self-funding, sweat equity, startup funding, solopreneur
- workplacehours, cubicle, desk job, holiday party, desk
- softwaresoftware, app, apps, application, program
agileclumsy
Lacking physical coordination
awkward · ungainly · lumbering · graceless · uncoordinated
agileslow-witted
Lacking mental quickness
dull · dense · plodding · obtuse · unintelligent
agilewaterfall
Descending river over precipice
rigid · inflexible · bureaucratic · brittle · hidebound
- agility trainingExercises improving movement speed
- agility courseTimed navigation through obstacles
- dog agilityCompetitive pet obstacle racing
- mental agilityQuick, flexible thinking
- agility drillsExercises improving quick movement
- agility ladderFlat training rungs for footwork