In this Tech Talk interview, Gehtsoft CEO Ivan Gekht unpacks one of the most dangerous myths in modern software delivery: that Agile is just about moving fast. “Agile done right isn’t chaotic velocity. It’s structured experimentation—focused, validated, and tied to value.” Throughout the hour, Ivan breaks Agile
The sunk cost fallacy—the irrational tendency to continue investing in something just because you've already invested a lot—is a common trap in software development. As BuiltIn explains, it warps rational decision-making, keeping teams locked into failing systems, bloated codebases, and outdated assumptions. Gehtsoft CEO Ivan Gekht
One of the biggest challenges during the Agile transformation is to help people become agile and stay agile. Experts of Agile management encourage us to define the boundaries for our employees [1]. Agile coaching gurus call us to set and enforce high expectations [2]. I know you understand the importance
Occasionally I become responsible for fixing dysfunctional teams on their way to agile. Often these teams are entirely misaligned with project and company goals and consistently failed to improve the process. Aligning goals and motivations is always a kind of negotiation inside the team, as well as between the team
