Can Agile and deadlines coexist in perfect harmony?

Managers, this one is for you.

Co-existing in Harmony? —Photo by Anusha Barwa on Unsplash

More and more these days, I’ve been hearing this sentiment from managers in the organizations I coach:

“We have hard deadlines, so Agile can’t help us.”

My typical reaction ranges from astonishment to bewilderment. Considering the number of times I have heard this type of…