I don't think I've been in a truly Agile shop, though a few times we had truly Agile periods on a given project. That said, some worked. If they: * considered

I don't think I've been in a truly Agile shop, though a few times we had truly Agile periods on a given project. That said, some worked. If they: * considered every task to be a mix of features, deadlines, and resources, and realized that if you fall behind, even a little, you have to adjust at least one of those three * iteratively completed tasks and reviewed any adjustments to the overall project * Had dev <=> management be two way communication Then things were pretty smooth, even if they weren't Agile.