Interesting thoughts. It seems like another instance of "Choose your battles". Victor ... From: Michael Feathers To: extremeprogramming@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
... I'm in for up to $250 of that. I think it would be good for him, of course, But I also think it would be good for us. Anybody else interested? William...
What Martin doesn't address in his message is what management *can* do. All he says is that they *can't* impose a process. I think my employers have the right...
All, I read an article from McKinsey today that talks about how companies should allocate IT spending. The authors divide IT investment into three categories: ...
... Of course I would. I actually meant it in the matter that many people call it a "luxury" that they shouldn't have until they have the money (I get that...
Hi Kent, My impression (which may be wrong) is that there is a lack of balance in your discussion. Reading it, sounds like the power game comes from the...
Hello, Kent. Thanks for this contribution. I have some questions, more invitations to clarify your expression than actual objections. Again: I may seem to be...
... Some people only hear the yacking of zealots when they try that. Mr. Yegge should be put in the Onsite Customer role of a critical project. Then he will...
... I don't think that. I believe I have the right to say that *I* will work in an Agile way. I have the right not to take jobs that won't let me, and I have...
It would be cool if a team can use the power of self-organization to use an agile process, but some people can't agree whether something is a floor wax or a...
What we are seeing here is the varied contexts that exist in the software development world. If there is an attempt to hypothesize about a "theory of...
Or, you could all open up your minds and see if there is *any* value to what he says. From this perspective, I'm certainly seeing the zealotry of the Church...
I read Martin's blog piece when it came out, and I found it a bit naive. There is a vast difference between an upper manager sticking his head out of the...
I think this is part of a bigger problem that I call 'the death of locality' when I talk about it with friends. It just seems to work better when people...
There are a lot of ways for a CEO (or "leadership team") to introduce change. This might be easier when there is a dire threat like the company going under,...
Michael, There are certainly some actions and signals that are are suicidal in political enviroments. While I agree with your general point, in this particular...
Steven, I don't think any of those things would've been useful. The team had been in death-march mode for a while and they were clearly exhausted. I think,...
... Chris, I am aware this advice targets the whole thread, yet you chose my post to reply to. Yes, sometimes we need to discern the real person and the valid...
... Only cuz that's the way gmail displays these conversation threads. But I just don't have the time in the day to perform amateur ... Steve Yegge's...
I think I'm with Chris. I found the whole thing pretty entertaining. Exaggeration for humor is part of life. There are even a few things that are likely true. ...
... It might be to strong to say that they can't be used, but after a number of years doing agile adoptions at various companies, I can at least say that you...
Ron, My point is that in all cases I can choose my response. If I receive an email that says, "Starting Monday you will be an Extreme Programmer," I choose how...
Victor, You're right--I wasn't trying to present a balanced discussion. I was responding to what I saw as flaws in the original post--that only programmers can...
... No takers at all? Let me see if I can make the case. Were I cynical, I'd point out the maxim, "Keep your friends close; your enemies closer." For those who...
... Hi, Chris. I agree that people with power can use it to change the situation, but I'm not persuaded that ordering people to be agile would be very...
Hello, Kent. Total agreement. On Thursday, October 12, 2006, at ... Yes, absolutely. We have the ability to lead with any response available to us. I generally...
Hi, I am new to extreme programming and I get to know about it from some books I was reading. I got very interested to this model, and spent these last two...
If there is significant resistance by say half, what might be some effective management approaches to sell agile? How long should the agile champions try to...
... Whoa, horsey, this is far too enlightened an idea, to learn from a known heretic! Please take your great ideas elsewhere. We are still busy printing out...
Hello, Chris. A question. On Friday, October 13, 2006, at 5:59:16 ... What is management's purpose in "selling agile"? What would they get if they were able to...
