The following exercise introduces you to the need for operations management and collaboration within the context of the Agile product development process.

Complete the collaboration warm-up exercise, Agile Product Development. A transcript of this interactive exercise is also available.

Consider what you learned in the experience and respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

• Have you had any experience working on Agile teams?
• If you have worked on Agile teams, what were the benefits and difficulties of the Agile approach?
• If you have not worked on Agile teams, using this exercise, what benefits and challenges do you foresee applying an Agile approach in your current or future workplace?
• How can the challenges of Agile be mitigated or overcome?