Jonathan Smart says agility across the organization is about delivering Better Value, Sooner, Safer, Happier. I like that catchphrase, and I’m looking forward to reading his new book, Sooner Safer Happier: Antipatterns and Patterns for Business Agility.

But what does this phrase mean to you? Do you think other people buy it?

Better Value – The key word here is value. Value means many things to many people; managers, developers, end-users, and customers.

In general, executive and senior ...