For #1, I'd say a dedication to Agile requires significant business commitment on the contractual side to ensuring there basically ARE no commitments beyond the

For #1, I'd say a dedication to Agile requires significant business commitment on the contractual side to ensuring there basically ARE no commitments beyond the backlog/stories. Needless to say, some clients can't handle this and you need to to turn business away. There are agencies that act this way like Tribalscale or Pivotal Labs, both of which are pretty dedicated XP shops but also with significant design and product capabilities.