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Agilist

a·gi·list / 'Aa-ji-list'

An Agilist is a person who understands, practices, applies and embodies Agile principles and values. The word 'Agilist' is also used to refer to a person who is a practitioner of agile methods, and it is not limited to just Software development. An Agilist focuses on 'Being Agile' and not just 'Doing Agile', and leads by example.

·        Agilist (Noun)

·        Agile[1] +‎ -ist = Agilist (plural agilists) (software engineering)

History:

The word Agilist was used first in 2006 by Linda Rising in her interview 'Are Agilists the Bonobos of Software Development?' where she discusses the research she conducted on Neuro-science and the social rituals of apes to create content for her book "Fearless Change". Jim Highsmith one of the co-authors of the Agile Manifesto in his article 'Agile Roots–A Personal History, used the word Agilist extensively and presented the genesis behind the creation of Agile methods.

In 2016 Blake Newman, CEO of Agileana defined Agilist as 'a person who supports the agile delivery process and methodology' and also provided a full definition of Agilist as   'a person who feels enthusiasm for agile design, agile development, agile delivery, and agile methodology : a person who enjoys getting things done and quickly getting a minimum viable product (MVP) into the hands of prospective users to seek their feedback to iteratively improve and build upon the produce, service, and user experience over time'.

In 2016, Greg Mester created an 'Agilist list' with names of Agile minded people and organizations.

In her 2018 LinkedIn article- ' What is an Agilist? What do I do?' the author Danielle Joyce expresses her challenges in getting people to understand what she does as an Agilist. She states “I study & apply Agile to get things done…...it’s really hard to explain”, and goes on to explain that an Agilist is a 'Part analyst, facilitator, translator, mediator, therapist, consultant, mentor, coach, teacher, student. Project Manager, Process Manager, Behaviorist. People Leader. Servant Leader.'

In 2018, David Bjarnson published a Blog post 'What is an Agilist Anyways? with the goal of defining what the word 'Agilist' actually means. In his words 'An Agilist is a person that understands, applies, and is a proponent of agile principles to solve problems'. He also provides his Point of view on the characteristics of an Agilist.

Scaled Agile Inc. a Global leader in solutions to help scale Agile practices, introduced the 'Certified SAFe® Agilist' course in <___>, and is one of their most popular courses. This is one of the first Organizations to use the word 'Agilist' officially and formally.

'The Agilist' is a non-profit Organization supporting the Agile and Lean Community. It is the first and only Organization that uses the word 'Agilist' as it's main theme and focal area.

References:

Additional Links/References

1.     Agile- https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/agile.

2.     https://blog.cutter.com/2010/03/09/agile-roots-a-personal-history/

3.     Agile Software development- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agile_software_developmenthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_professional_designations_in_the_United_States

4.     https://www.infoq.com/news/2007/05/linda-rising-agile-bonobos/

5.     https://medium.com/the-new-agilist

6.     https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/5261096

7.     https://www.dictionary.com/browse/agility

8.     https://vikingagilist.com/agilist-definition

9.     https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/agilist#English

10.  https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-agilist-do-i-danielle-joyce-csm/

11. Scaled agile framework

12. https://www.agileana.com/blog/agilist/