Agile IRL: Early and Continuous Delivery in Sri Lanka

What we can learn from the Sri Lankan hotel business.

6 min readNov 2, 2020

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In this series of Agile In Real Life (IRL) I write about how Agile can be or is applied in non-software development practices. I reflect on things that I come across or write about my own experiences, explaining some of the Agile practices with Real Life examples.

When you think about countries in which you could see Agile applied, probably you would think of a country like Japan, the place where Kaizen (lean manufacturing) originated. But would you think of Sri Lanka?

In the summer of 2018, I went on a holiday with my girlfriend to the ‘Teardrop of India’. Taking a break from Sprints, User stories, and everything that went together with my routines in software development. I did not expect to be triggered and to be thinking about Agile. But when it is so in your face, it was just impossible not to.

Sri Lanka & Tourism

Something good to know about Sri Lanka is that it was very much an up and coming holiday destination. Although it struggled and still struggles with some instability within the country, the size of the island, the diversity of nature, and the history and culture make it a great destination for travelers. Oh, and it is extremely cheap.

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Jim van der Waal
Jim van der Waal

Written by Jim van der Waal

Head of Product at Polarsteps | Always up for using creativity and making complex problems simple(r) and fun!

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