Quadrant mapping uncertainty against consequence, with adaptation favoured at high uncertainty and anticipation at high consequence

Agile, where it fits and where it doesn't

Most engineering disciplines accept that method follows from context. Nobody expects a bridge engineer, a documentary director, and a trauma surgeon to share a planning model, and nobody finds the difference remarkable. Software is one of the few fields where people go looking for a single methodology and then try to a…

June 4, 2026 · 5 min