http://www.softwarerockstar.com/2006/08/is-agile-for-everyone/ Coaching and mentoring on a journey from a Developer to an IT Leader Sat, 27 Aug 2011 18:39:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.softwarerockstar.com/2006/08/is-agile-for-everyone/comment-page-1/#comment-32 M. Haroon Sat, 19 Aug 2006 19:32:00 +0000 http://mharoon.wordpress.com/2006/08/18/is-agile-for-everyone/#comment-32 Al, it's good to know that you have been giving agile some thought too. The problem with Agile estimation is not that it can't be done, in fact you can have very good estimates for a foreseeable future (let's say 3 months), but estimates get pretty blurry as you move in the future along the timeline. This is not a disadvantage of the methodology. In fact I like to think of it as a "by design" feature that stems from the "<a href="http://www.agilemanifesto.org/">Responding to change over following a plan</a>" philosophy. In an ever-changing business world requirements are never static. They change over time and agilists consider investing in a project plan too far in the future as bad investment; for better or worse that plan is bound to change anyway. Al, it’s good to know that you have been giving agile some thought too. The problem with Agile estimation is not that it can’t be done, in fact you can have very good estimates for a foreseeable future (let’s say 3 months), but estimates get pretty blurry as you move in the future along the timeline. This is not a disadvantage of the methodology. In fact I like to think of it as a “by design” feature that stems from the “Responding to change over following a plan” philosophy. In an ever-changing business world requirements are never static. They change over time and agilists consider investing in a project plan too far in the future as bad investment; for better or worse that plan is bound to change anyway.

]]> http://www.softwarerockstar.com/2006/08/is-agile-for-everyone/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Alan Hill Sat, 19 Aug 2006 18:26:00 +0000 http://mharoon.wordpress.com/2006/08/18/is-agile-for-everyone/#comment-31 Hey Mo, I have been whispering in the ears of our management also about Agile and how it could help us in our environment. There is some interest but we have such a garage managed or retail mindset they progressive ideas tend to get stomped out. Its good to see that you have had some sucess in a similar environment. We also have to have to submit accurate estimates for projects that are out there in time. If you solve it let me know! Hey Mo, I have been whispering in the ears of our management also about Agile and how it could help us in our environment. There is some interest but we have such a garage managed or retail mindset they progressive ideas tend to get stomped out. Its good to see that you have had some sucess in a similar environment. We also have to have to submit accurate estimates for projects that are out there in time. If you solve it let me know!

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