Is Agile always the answer to effective project management?

Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought — Matsuo Basho

Anthony Cheung
3 min readMay 9, 2022
Everywhere I go, I hear the term “Agile” being mentioned more than ever.

Everywhere I go, I hear the term “Agile” being mentioned more than ever.

Is “Agile” overrated? Perhaps.

Internet Exploded

As the Internet exploded, information becomes easier than ever to access. This has changed how we tackle problems.

In the old days, we have less “noise”. We often make a more decisive approach to a problem.

Thanks to the easily accessible reviews and opinions. We are offered multiple spectrums and things are no longer as simple as we could imagine on our own.

We become more “picky” than ever.

We are more demanding than ever

As we can self-service to find the “Best Practice” and “Good Practice” on the Internet.

We shift our human efforts to try to resolve questions like “Complex Questions” or even “Chaotic Questions”

The problem we need professional help with are those required “Probe, Sense and Respond”. The question is unclear and there is little context to it. Thus, we require experimenting…

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Anthony Cheung

I write about personal experiences, rides and bumps throughout my career life. — while inspiring others of empathy and work ethics