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The problem with agile methodologies, or any other software methodology, is that they can't solve the problem that the managers pushing them want solved: predic
by commandlinefan 8y ago
The problem with agile methodologies, or any other software methodology, is that they can't solve the problem that the managers pushing them want solved: predict, with near certainty, how long it will take to create a non-trivial bit of software. The old XP that modern "agile" grew out of explicitly reminded adopters that this was, by definition, impossible, but that reality was cast aside when it was found to be too inconvenient. So we have legions of people pretending something that is demonstrably untrue is true.
- vannevar 8y agoThe old XP that modern "agile" grew out of explicitly reminded adopters that this was, by definition, impossible, but that reality was cast aside when it was found to be too inconvenient. It may have been cast aside by somebody, but not by agile practitioners. The reason that many managers still oppose agile is precisely because it explicitly rejects the predictability that the traditional waterfall promised.