It was an absolute delight to have a discussion with Jim Highsmith in our recent edition. Jim is a co- author of the Agile Manifesto and the Declaration of Interdependence for Project Leaders.

Upon asking him how would he like to be introduced he mentions “The agile movement’s value statement “individuals and interactions” tells us about the importance of relationships, in which case Who I am is more important than What I’ve done.” Further, he described himself as Adventurer, Catalyst, Storyteller.

In this interview, together we explored:

1. His journey from co-authoring Agile Manifesto till now
2. If given a chance would he like to update anything in Agile Manifesto
3. His views on the importance of going back to basics in order to move ahead to the future in terms of agile implementation
4. How to make Agile accessible to everyone and extend it to newer domains
 5. Key mantras to reimagine Agile for 2024

Interviewee: Jim Highsmith (Co-Author, Agile Manifesto)

Jim Highsmith is a Adventurer, Catalyst, Storyteller. He is one of the co-authors of the Agile Manifesto and the Declaration of Interdependence for Project Leaders. He has 60 years’ experience as an IT manager, product manager, project manager, consultant, software developer, and agile pioneer. He had been the Founding member of Agile Alliance, Co-founder and first president of the Agile Project Leadership Network, Advisor to Agile Leadership Journey, Executive Consultant at ThoughtWorks and Director of Cutter Consortium’s Agile Project Management practice. ​​

Interviewer: Noopur Pathak (Chief Media Editor, INNOVATION ROOTS)