What is Hybrid Agile?

Hybrid Agile is a common expression but what does it really mean? Learn the various form of hybrid and blended agile and why organization adopt them.

Hybrid Agile is a frequently used term that is so ambiguous that it creates confusion and misunderstanding. Two people using the term can have two completely different intentions. This post provides a framework for understanding what people usually mean and helps bring clarity to the term, related terms and the various interpretations.

What is a Hybrid?

Let’s start with a definition of Hybrid being used as an adjective:

hybrid

• relating to or produced from parents of different species, varieties, or breeds
• having or produced by a combination of two or more distinct elements
• having two different types of components performing essentially the same function

So hybrid is used to describe two or more elements in combination. The intent is to create something better by taking the best of each of the underlying components. Here are some common examples of hybrids:

• Harry Potter — Harry Potter is perhaps the most well-known hybrid ever! He is a hybrid of…