This document discusses agile from the perspective of a top-level view. It defines agile as an empirical and adaptive process model compared to traditional predictive and analytical models. It also outlines some key agile practices like iteration planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives. The document notes that agile is gaining mainstream adoption with over 30% of organizations using some agile practices. Surveys show agile delivers benefits like increased productivity, quality and time to completion. It concludes by discussing challenges in scaling agile and assessing where organizations are in their agile adoption.