In this podcast recorded at the Agile 2018 conference Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Phil Brock and Paul Hammond of the Agile Alliance about the current state of the Alliance and plans for the future. \n\nWhy listen to this podcast:\n\u2022\tAgile 2018 had around 2400 attendees, from 54 countries and 900 companies, with over 270 sessions across the five days of the conference\n\u2022\tThe Agile Alliance initiatives represent the areas that the Alliance is involved in and supporting their members globally\n\u2022\tThe mission of the alliance is to create an inclusive global community, advance the breadth and depth of agile and provide value to the member community\n\u2022\tAffiliates are being established where there is a strong community that wants to come together and have a more local focus with support that is appropriate for the local context\nBeing a part of the agile community implies that one is participating, not simply consuming\nMore on this: Quick scan our curated show notes on InfoQ https://bit.ly/2A5TrEW\nYou can also subscribe to the InfoQ newsletter to receive weekly updates on the hottest topics from professional software development. bit.ly/24x3IVq\n\nSubscribe: www.youtube.com/infoq\nLike InfoQ on Facebook: bit.ly/2jmlyG8\nFollow on Twitter: twitter.com/InfoQ\nFollow on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/infoq\nCheck the landing page on InfoQ: https://bit.ly/2A5TrEW