Continuous improvement of the process itself is part of any good agile process. Corporate buzzword compliance agile is often guilty of not doing that - the &quot;cookie-cutter property&quot;.<p>But importantly, I&#x27;ve found that a refined agile process saves more work than it costs, by figuring out what doesn&#x27;t need done before doing it, and prioritizing immediate value over future value. It&#x27;s very important to be able to say &quot;This is good enough for now, but we know it&#x27;s not good enough for the future&quot;. It keeps the perfect from being the enemy of the good. Likewise, it&#x27;s important to be able to say &quot;Well, I guess that didn&#x27;t work&quot;, and have it be an integral part of the process. Without process, you have no guidance over what wrong turns you took and what those wrong turns cost.