by Jonathan W. Lartigue, PhDAugust 2026 Organizations do not suffer from a shortage of plans. Most have strategic objectives, annual operating plans, multiyear investment roadmaps, transformation programs, regulatory commitments, and portfolios of proposed projects extending four or more quarters into the future. These plans are the organizational engine: they generate direction, investment, and the power needed to move the business. Agile teams, however, operate much closer to the road. They deliver increments of value, discover technical constraints, receive customer feedback, and adjust their plans as new information becomes available. They are the organization’s wheels and tires—the point where strategic ambition…