'You can't copy culture' and other lessons learned introducing Agile at Booking.com Transport

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Gavin Barton 'There's this worry that because you can't track everything, Agile means chaos'
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Gavin Barton 'There's this worry that because you can't track everything, Agile means chaos'

There's no blueprint for success but approaches certainly can be replicated, says CTO Gavin Barton

Booking.com Transport is the semi-autonomous unit of the global travel site which deals with the ground transport, including the Rentalcars.com brand and airport taxi services. Headquartered in Man...

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