Hi, I’m Rich Williams — an agilist, writer, and recovering stand-up comedian based in Dallas, Texas. I have songwriting and bass guitar to fall back on.
I started Agile Texas to challenge the “mathiness” that’s crept into Agile over the years. You know what I mean — when we act like story points are actual data, Fibonacci is divine law, and velocity is the only metric that matters. I call that FLAWGIC — flawed logic dressed up like a framework.
For me, Agile isn’t about burndown charts or poker cards. It’s about people, working software, and honest conversations. I’ve spent over a decade working with tech teams across product, design, and engineering, and I’ve seen how obsession with the wrong metrics derails good work.
So I created this space to push back. To ask better questions. To trade points for plain language. And maybe, to laugh a little while we do it.
AgileTexas.com is home to essays, rants, and experiments — like my SMLXD sizing model — all grounded in a belief that Agile should be useful, not just pretty on a dashboard.
Big. Bald. Bearded. Based in Texas. Welcome to Agile the way we do it down here.
— Rich
