A Philosophical Quest of Agile Process

This material world is currently facing worst economical and social turmoil day by day. There are many reasons behind this current economical situation. But when we come down to our daily life and try to solve each problem in our life, we first look at the most acute issue that is cause of problem. Unless we find the root cause of ecah difficulty, we can not find the best solution to this issue. Similarly in every material exploration, we face many difficulties and solve it slowly by investigating its proper cause and then solution. But when we look to a very broad issue, like current world economical health, then we are looking to a very complex issue and suddenly become clue less because of the uncertain nature of this issue. That’s why even though many governments and economists are trying to solve every economical problem but they could not find perfect solution that may work every time and every geographical location within every society. In time immemorial, human tried to enjoy these vast material resources with their full control and authority, but till today they could not find any ultimate solution that can make happy every person on this planet with their economical health. That’s why the search of true economical knowledge is continuing and also will continue as long as human civilization exists.


But the simple approach to find better solution to this problem must be transcendental. Any transcendental knowledge is known as spiritual knowledge backed by strong philosophy. Whatever has been manifested in perfect form in this material world and whatever will manifest in future, everything should be transcendental in nature. Unless we find one transcendental solution to a problem, our search will continue to find the supreme and ever lasting one. In that sense, whatever we are seeing today in this material world, all these material manifestations are not reached to the perfect everlasting solution. So is this economy. That’s why although we are investing all of our material resources and knowledge to find ever lasting economical solution, but still we could not reach to our supreme material goal yet. That’s why every economical solution must be perfect when it manifests with a transcendental knowledge.


Currently industry is trying to reach to its maximum business goal by implementing Agile process. This process is basically empowering of grass root employees with additional responsibilities and authorities. This approach is really noble. This gives relatively higher responsibility with proper respect to a very lower level workforce. It is similar to the verse once spoken by Mohaprabhu who is known as Personality of Godhead incarnated almost 500 years before on this planet. Mohaprabhu advised His followers with the following verse to achieve supreme goal in life. “trinad api sunicena. taror api sahishnuna. amanina manadena. kirtaniyah sada harihi ”. The direct spiritual meaning of this verse is “ Be very humble like grass and be very tolerant like tree. Give respect to those who are not respected and chant name of Supreme Lord Hari always”. This is very simple transcendental knowledge given by Lord to achieve supreme spiritual goal in life. But if we translate it in to our material knowledge, it becomes like this. “ A Business Management that becomes very humble to their employees and becomes very tolerant to empower its grass root employees by giving proper responsibility with respect can achieve supreme business goal by glorification of the Employer(Lord)”. So in that context, it is very simple to understand that whom you give responsibility with proper respect and humility they will glorify you to be respected and responsible one to the highest. That’s why to achieve ultimate goal even in material success by empowering grass root employees with higher responsibilities with proper respect can make one employer glorified and very respected. Agile process leads industry to this direction by following this transcendental knowledge.


Now the question arises, does it mean that every industry that will implement this Agile Process will thrive in business? Definitely it is not certain or guaranteed. The simple answer is, it is not certain because the last point in this above famous philosophical verse is not yet understood in the context of business management and employees. Here the advice of Lord to His follower to chant the name of Hari (Supreme). So unless it is realized by employees those who are empowered by their employer that their employer is supreme, then they will not chant or glorify the name of Employer (Lord). So their will be always difference in the level of supremeness of Employer one above another. One Employer may be much respected and glorified higher compare to other Employer in the similar industry because of their different work culture and environment, facilities, motivation etc. etc. That’s why change of mindset is required. This change of mindset is not only of the employer but also of the employees who are empowered by their employers. This change of mindset depends on two things. One is change of mindset of Management and another is the change of mindset of grass root employees. In this context, the Management’s mindset should be “Do whatever you can but should be glorified to be supreme by your employees”. Similarly employees mindset should be “Do whatever you can such that your Management is glorified”. This is very win win situation. Until business achieves to this highest goal with this change of mindset of both management and thier employees, perfection in business or economy process can not be reached.


Now the important point to understand “What business process should be followed by the employer that glorifies its Management”. Similarly for employees “How can this employer new business process be followed in such a way that the employer can be glorified to the highest”. This topic will be discussed in the next articles.