Agile thinking in ancient Rome – John Yorke

I found a number of quotes from a popular writer and favourite of Julius Caesar :- Publilius Syrus that I thought were so appropriate to Agile thinking today, it is fascinating how these lessons have existed for millennia and yet we still frequently fail to follow what would seem to be common sense.

Here are some of his maxims:

On agility in planning:

On commitments:

On quality:

On multi-tasking:

2000 years later and the old Maxims are still relevant.

I am the Operations Manager for World Wide Technology’s Virtual Office – supporting teams of software consultants collaborating to deliver amazing products and solutions. I am also an Agile Coach, coaching teams in developing an Agile, Lean and Theory of Constraints mindset. I am a regular speaker at conferences on related topics and am the designer of a Kanban based board game – “Motor City” I have 25 years experience in software development, working on projects in both the UK and the USA View all posts by John Yorke

Published July 12, 2017July 12, 2017