I think the whole movement is based somewhat on confusion since there seems to be no clear agreement on how we should measure "agility". Yes they can say that

I think the whole movement is based somewhat on confusion since there seems to be no clear agreement on how we should measure "agility". Yes they can say that they are agile but if there is no way to measure that, there is no way to know if that is true or not. There are many good ideas in "agile" however. The idea behind doing things fast (and loose) is that you will fast get feedback, about whether what you are doing is the correct thing or not. Now when you realize that that what you are doing is not the right thing, that is when "agility" is needed. How easy will it then be to change what you are doing? If it is easy then your "degree of agility" is high. If not then no. And still, it's very hard to measure your "degree of agility".