Why the Agile Viking Set Sail for the Agile Galaxy
(Because Pillaging Frameworks on Earth Just Wasn’t Enough Anymore)
Entry 0.0 from The A to Z Guide to the Agile Galaxy
“When the Agile seas grew stale and the Scrum scrolls started repeating themselves, one Viking looked to the stars and thought: ‘Surely there’s more than this?’”
🛸 The Problem with Agile on Earth
Agile on Earth had become... complicated.
Too many frameworks, not enough thinking
Too many titles, not enough outcomes
Too much SAFe, not enough safe to try
And a whole lot of cargo cult rituals wrapped in lingo
The Agile Viking saw organizations trying to "do Agile" while clinging to old control systems like barnacles on a broken longship.
He had yelled “inspect and adapt!” into meeting rooms and been met with blank stares, risk logs, and spreadsheet-based planning "tools."
It was time to explore deeper.
Time to chart the Agile Galaxy.
🌀 What Is the Agile Galaxy?
A metaphorical constellation of all the weird, wonderful, and wildly misused Agile practices across the known universe
A map of concepts that people heard about once in a conference talk and then implemented with Post-its
A place where transformation is less about certificates and more about asking better questions
A chaotic swirl of buzzwords, behaviors, and brave attempts to work differently
It is vast. It is beautiful. It is absurd.
And it needs a guide who can laugh and lead.
🚀 Why a Viking?
Because Vikings explore.
They don’t wait for permission.
They build boats, set off into misty seas, and adapt mid-journey.
Agile, in its rawest form, is about movement, learning, and survival, all things Vikings were ridiculously good at.
Also: the Viking doesn’t follow frameworks blindly.
He sharpens his tools, questions the maps, and trusts the crew.
Agile needs fewer priests.
It needs more explorers.
☄️ What Happens When You Blend Viking and Galaxy?
You get sharp insight without the ego.
Humor without the fluff.
Metaphors that make sense, and make you smirk.
You get a compass for navigating the Agile chaos without drowning in jargon.
And when someone asks:
“Is this real Agile?”
The Viking replies:
“Does it help people do better work with less nonsense? Then yes.”
From the Guide:
“Agile isn’t sacred. It’s practical. The Viking doesn’t protect it, he tests it, breaks it, rebuilds it, and tells the story in the tavern later.”