> knows precisely what his/her role is and is capable of fulfilling it I also like Agile when it works, but I'm of the opinion that not following it is a sympt

> knows precisely what his/her role is and is capable of fulfilling it I also like Agile when it works, but I'm of the opinion that not following it is a symptom and not a disease. If you're fortunate enough to be on a team of people who know precisely what their role is and how to fulfill it, they'll tend toward Agile by virtue of being able to work quickly and having time to help each other. If you're not that fortunate, then it no longer becomes feasible to divide the work into semi-predictable chunks. The problem is in thinking that Agile is a suitable substitute for skill coverage in a team.