ágeis

ágeis is the plural form of the Portuguese adjective ágil, meaning quick, nimble, or adaptable. In standard usage it agrees with the noun it modifies: equipes ágeis, processos ágeis, soluções ágeis. The form is used for both masculine and feminine nouns, and the feminine plural shares the same spelling as the masculine plural.

In contemporary Portuguese, ágeis is widely encountered in business and technology to describe organizations, teams, and processes that can respond rapidly to change. The term is closely associated with agile methodologies in software development and project management. Metodologias ágeis such as Scrum, Kanban, and Extreme Programming (XP) emphasize iterative delivery, cross-functional collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Etymology: ágil derives from Latin agilis, via the Romance languages, and was adopted into Portuguese in modern times. The plural ágeis follows regular Portuguese inflection for adjectives ending in -il. The word is typically used as part of a larger phrase—such as metodologias ágeis or equipes ágeis—rather than as a standalone noun.

Regional usage varies, but the concept remains central to modern management discourse in Portuguese-speaking contexts. Related terms include the Agile Manifesto and other methods within the agile family, such as Scrum, Kanban, Lean software development, and Extreme Programming.