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Is Agile a Burning Platform? What Can We Learn About Agile Careers From The Field of Platform Specialization?

April 15, 2025

What’s the future of Agile? Agility? Agile as a career choice?

Yesterday, I joined Jonathan Stark on his podcast Ditching Hourly to discuss the current state of Agile as a platform, how it has evolved over the years, and what practitioners should consider as the platform matures.

Jonathan primarily focuses on advice for freelancers/consultants on ditching hourly billing through positioning, productized services, and pricing advice. If, like me, you’re a freelancer/solopreneur agile practitioner (or are considering becoming one), I’m sure you’ll find Jonathan’s materials interesting. (I do.)

He recently published a series on Platform Specialization, which I thought was very relevant to the Agile space.

One very interesting part of the conversation was how to apply Jonathan’s advice (e.g., the Why conversation) if you’re an internal or employee agile practitioner trying to survive or thrive by moving from agile theater toward a more outcome-oriented, evidence-informed positioning.

What are YOU doing about what’s recently happening in the Agile space? How are you navigating your career? 


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