It seems likely that agile processes could work in any environment provided the bridging system makes use of two simple principles. 1 It coordinates between the islands using a demand-driven system instead of a schedule-driven system. 2 It provides for work to be requested in the smallest chunks possible. These principles are observed by the agile testing process described in AgileBridge. This is just a guesstimate based on the success of LeanProduction. See Also: * FeatureLet * DeveloperStory * TurnaroundTime