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Agreed. I think a lot of agile proponents think that in waterfall, the project plan is created on day 1 and as reality drifts from the plan, the project manager
by gadders 7y ago
Agreed. I think a lot of agile proponents think that in waterfall, the project plan is created on day 1 and as reality drifts from the plan, the project manager shouts louder and louder at developers to try get reality back to matching the plan.
This a false straw man argument. One the project plan is created, it should be updated regularly (daily/weekly depending on the size of the project) as tasks are completed and new information comes to light. The plan is to give a prediction for the likely end date and cost of the project, but must be update as new information is known.
- Ididntdothis 7y ago“as reality drifts from the plan, the project manager shouts louder and louder at developers to try get reality back to matching the plan” Welcome to my world :). Just a few weeks ago I had a conversation with a project manager explaining that no amount of additional planning meetings, motivational speeches or free pizza can change reality.
- gadders 7y agoI feel for you. I'm not saying those project managers don't exist, but I wish people wouldn't compare perfect agile against pathological waterfall.
- AnimalMuppet 7y agoWell, they also compare perfect waterfall against pathological agile...