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I don't like Agile. Does that make me a dinosaur?

• DanielRibeiro 15y ago
  I really like Eric Ries approach to suggestions: test them and see if they help you build-measure-learn faster/better. This is because for every suggestion there is an example of startup that did/didn't do it and it worked fine/didn't work at all (all 4 possibilities happen). However, if this very suggestion sounds too agile for you, then I don't know if I can help you.
  • msie 15y ago
    Well, I bristled when they use the word "myth" freely throughout the article, as if you're doing things wrong if it's not pair-programming, shared-ownership and you're employing specialists as opposed to generalists. It would be nice to have a bunch of generalists working in your startup who all have good knowledge of all parts of the system, but it didn't work out for me. It's hard to find full-stack programmers and I lose some sense of pride when I don't get ownership of a part of a system. It doesn't feel good to be replaceable. Don't try to do agile without coaching that's for sure.
    • DanielRibeiro 15y ago
      Couldn't agree more. All agile practices can pay off, but people underestimate the effort and the required culture for it to work. This is one of the reasons "Agile’s Second Chasm (and how we fell in)" http://agilefocus.com/2011/02/21/agiles-second-chasm-and-how-we-fell-in/ http://agilefocus.com/2011/02/21/agiles-second-chasm-and-how...
• notJim 15y ago
  I find the religion of capital-A Agile annoying, but agile as a process that you adapt to your practical needs can be very effective.