Wednesday 10 September 2008 - Can't work well under Waterfall or V Model won't work well in Agile. Discuss! |
| So, I was walking my mutts the other day, it was a nice weekend morning, I was walking the streets, smelling the morning smells of the neighbourhood. The coffee brewing, the pancakes being cooked and for some reason I got to thinking, would a team who for whatever reason can't work well in a Waterfall or V Model environment perform well in an Agile one? It's an open ended question as there are a lot of different factors as to why teams may not perform well but generally, I would have thought; no. It's kind of like saying if you drive badly in an old VDub Beetle are you going to do any better in a Porsche Boxter? The actual answer IMHO? Maybe. It depends on the people and the reasons performance with Waterfall or V wasn't working. Whether it's a matter of trust, experience, lack of skill sets etc etc. Moving to a cycle which requires discipline, a lot of team work, people wearing multiple hats, streamlined documentation etc will not suit everyone. So this brings me to ask, how is the decision to move to Agile reached? Is it always the right decision? From the amount of posts on blogs and forums I'd have to say no. It seems to me that a lot of firms want to join the Agile club and get the nice shiny badge but aren't actually fully prepared or committed to becoming Agile. It then seems like a lot of confusion ensues and doesn't seem worth the excerise. I'd like to hear your thoughts? Experiences?
I started this post the other day and I finished it tonight while I was checking out Metallica's new album; Death Magnetic. I have to say, welcome back fellas, the sound that got people into Metallica in the first place is back! Hetfield's growl is no longer there but a definite and welcome return.
I'm 100% happy with the post though, it may need a review and a few amendments.
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Thursday 9 October 2008 - If you ain't any good at waterfall, you ain't any good at Agile |
| Posted by PeteNairn |
One of the things that people sometimes forget is that Agile is a very structured "methodology" and relies on strict discipline amongst the team to get things done. "Agile" does not mean "ad hoc, do it any way you like as long as it is fast".
If you can't do Waterfall, all Agile does is make your managers aware faster that you are failing - so, maybe there is a benefit! |
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