Nice article... great response. Managers often forget that efficiency and effectiveness are not mutually exclusive. Optimizing one nearly always compromised...
Fundamentally, Agile is about delivering business value. The inherent assumption is that the most important thing a software team can do is deliver working...
... I couldn't disagree more strongly. As long as governments don't just use the savings from Agile methods to cut spending, then a switch to delivering actual...
... I think you misunderstood my intentions. I was attempting to describe the current situation and why I think Agile has not been more widely adopted. I was...
Hello, Adam. On Tuesday, December 2, 2008, at 3:37:25 PM, you ... Huh? Value isn't a finite quantity that projects draw down. Projects [can] /create/ value. ...
On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 1:35 PM, Ron Jeffries ... Yes, but what compels them to do so? ... Can it be that some projects create /sufficient/ value to justify ...
P.S. More to the point: much of the value in working software is that is satisfies some business need. What happens if my business has more budget for software...
Hello, Adam. On Tuesday, December 2, 2008, at 4:57:10 PM, you ... Never seen it happen but if that were true you could spend less or contract to do software...
On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 2:36 PM, Ron Jeffries ... Where I have seen it, in the context of government, it looks like this: The process of Undulation is very...
... OK, I'm just catching up with this thread. I just got around to reading http://www.useit.com/alertbox/agile-methods.html and the statement "For a project...
A colleague and I published an article in better software magazine last month about integrating agile and UCD. We are both keen followers of this group and...
... Hi, Jon. I think that's a great article. I especially like the point that they are both philosophies, not methods. One minor comment: it's not just agile...
Hello, Adam. On Tuesday, December 2, 2008, at 4:53:02 PM, you ... Of course. All projects create less value than is possible. Many create sufficient value. ...
On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 8:25 PM, Ron Jeffries ... Except that it is the Emperor's New Clothing. They have to believe we're selling something or we don't get...
Thanks for the feedback William. I certainly agree that building software in an agile environment focuses developers on the value of what they are delivering a...
Hello, Adam. On Thursday, December 4, 2008, at 12:02:31 AM, you ... Well, to operate that way, wouldn't one have to be living a lie? ... Everyone with their...
On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 6:15 AM, Ron Jeffries ... More or less. It is a mob mentality. The more people you have working on something the less stake they have...
(Apologies for limited cross posting) I have recently posted a free, CC ebook online that may be of interest to the Agile-Usability community (links at bottom...
Hi, Jacob! I've taken a quick peek, and that looks very appealing. I've got it on my list of things to read through properly. I definitely agree with your ...
Hi: I've recently started a new position for a small company that is beginning to take on web development projects which is outside its core business. I was...
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Hi William, Thanks for having a look at the "Working through Screens" ebook. I am glad to hear that the basic idea of more research and design effort for...
Hi, Jake. When I asked what you thought the right length for iteration zero is, I was looking for an amount of time. I'm still curious as to your answer. ...
Merlin, I believe that many of the ideas of Agile come from the ideas around how small teams develop, so you have an advantage in adapting agile for a small ...
William, Thank you for your thoughtful reply. You bring up some great points. Iteration zero length: I gave an open answer because there are a lot of ...
Thanks for your reply, Jacob. Suppose your ideal team went through the inception process you describe, and then threw away all the artifacts. Would that...
Hey all, I'm Ben. I'm new to the group. See my bio below for more information. I want to respond to this question of iteration zero and our conception of it....
Hi, Ben. I agree completely with the spirit of your post, especially about the way a team should work. There are a few reasons there's a history in the agile...
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