[T9译言]--<敏捷转型>之Chapter 1了解敏捷

In truth, agile is not a well qualified term as it is mostly misused as a cool synonym for “reacting fast to changes”. In fact a visual that people use to represent something agile, is a rabbit bouncing across a field effortlessly, but when we associate the term with software development it has become synonymous with a more disciplined way to work together.

事实上，敏捷并非最好的的术语，因为它常滥用作“快速应对变化”的同义词。敏捷是人们常用来描述一些视觉效果，如兔子蹦蹦跳跳好不费力，当我们把敏捷跟软件开发联系在一起的时候，敏捷代指更严谨的合作工作方式。

Throughout our agile journeys we have seen the term “Agile” used to a point where it is a form of avoidance of due-diligence, while for others it represents a catalyst for innovation. Each situation is unique and must be appreciated without presumption.

在敏捷之旅我们看到“敏捷”一词用于一个点,就是它是一种避免尽职,而对另一些人则是创新的催化剂。必须领悟到每种情况都是独特的。

Our original goal for agile transformations was to design a set of reusable approaches and practices that determine a methodology to cover every scenario. We tried to define a technique to cater for everyone’s individual perspective, that finds the “right” balance in approach, is scalable, reusable etc. without having the need to start from the beginning every time.

我们设计敏捷转变最初的目标是一组可重用的方法和实践,确定一个方法来覆盖每一个场景。我们试图为迎合每个人的独特的角度来定义一个技术来满,发现“正确”的平衡方法,具有可扩展性、可重用等，不需要每次都从零开始。

 Instead we realized that effectiveness was achieved by starting each engagement without presumption, bylistening carefully and identifying the solution to suit a unique scenario. Approaching each scenario with such an open mindset resulted in far greater success for organizations embracing the agile change.

相反,我们意识到,有效性是由每个严谨的承诺开始,仔细聆听和识别解决方案来适应一个独特的场景。进入每个场景都以一个开放的心态为组织取得更大的成功拥而抱敏捷变化。

Because of this, while providing guidance, we are intentionally leaving room for readers to apply their own interpretations. We firmly believe that to understand Agile you need to appreciate in which conditions - both historical and environmental - this new “approach to work” emerged. We identified four important knowledge areas, following this paragraph, which aim to establish a deeper understanding about why agile is different. Once this foundation is established, we will go deeper on how to transform an organization into an
agile one.

正因如此,在提供指导时,我们特意留为读者留下自己应用的演绎方式的空间。我们坚信,理解敏捷需要欣赏的条件——无论是历史和环境——就这样一个新的“工作态度”出现了。我们确定了四个重要的知识领域,下面的章节目的是为了深入的理解为什么敏捷不同之处。一旦建立了这个基础,我们将去知道如何将一个组织从深层次改变成一个敏捷的组织。