We all love Star Wars. But when it comes to software development and agile, the entertainment value of Star Wars is not its only redeeming value. Star Wars teaches us a lot about leadership styles and software management for agile as well and offers us many valuable lessons that we can use and practice today.

1. AGILE LESSONS TO LEARN
FROM STAR WARS
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6. AND NOW…
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A long time ago in a studio, far far
away….

8. How it all started:
Episode IV – A New
Hope
May 25, 1977
George Lucas
Budget: $11M
Studios: 20th Century
BRIEF HISTORY

9. THE PLOT

10. THE FORCE
"Well, the Force is what gives a Jedi his
power. It's an energy field created by all living
things. It surrounds us and penetrates us; it
binds the galaxy together."

11. FORCE
POWERSOver 220 different types

12. FORCE
RESTART

13. Good vs. Evil
Jedi vs. Sith

14. Let’s learn something…

15. Single Point of Failure
TESTING IS EVERYTHING

16. POTENTIAL IS ONLY THE BEGINING

17. LEARN FROM YOUR FAILURES

18. IT’S BETTER TO DELIVER BAD
NEWS THAN SUPRISES

19. "Try not. Do or do
not. There is no
try."

20. "Try not.
Done or done not.
There is no try."

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