“Iterate With Me” — An Agile Manifesto Song
This song transforms the Agile Manifesto principles into poetry and rhythm.
It honors iteration, collaboration, self-organization, simplicity, and continuous delivery — the heartbeat of Agile teams around the world. If you live in sprints, refine backlogs, and believe working software is the ultimate truth, this musical tribute was written for you.
Agility here isn’t theory — it’s lived practice, sprint after sprint.
Lyrics: Iterate with Me
Verse 1
In every iteration, we learn by doing, true;
Agility in motion, shaping value through and through.
A living backlog guides us, story after user story;
We sing in small sprints, building working software’s glory.
Pre-Chorus
Face-to-face conversation keeps the signal loud and clear;
We tune for technical excellence, bring craftsmanship near.
Chorus
People before process, let the software prove the way;
Customer collaboration lighting up the day.
Responding to change is how we choose to be;
Short, sure iterations—come iterate with me.
Verse 2
Continuous delivery, a steady, gentle rain;
A sustainable pace so hearts don’t break with strain.
We give the team the freedom, let self-organizing rise;
From trust and quiet focus, the best designs surprise.
Pre-Chorus
Keep simplicity as compass—less that doesn’t serve;
Remove the wasted motion, keep the clean, deliberate curve.
Chorus
People before process, let the software prove the way;
Customer collaboration lighting up the day.
Responding to change is how we choose to be;
Short, sure iterations—come iterate with me.
Bridge
We measure what is working, not the pages that we write;
Principles in practice turn the backlog into light.
From “now” to next increment, each step is small and true;
Agility is kindness in the promises we do.
Final Tag
In every iteration, clearer than before—
We build the world together, and we’re ready for more.
