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I call it 'Wagile'. Everyone uses all the agile buzzwords yet all the project management is focussed on estimates and hard deadlines. To me the most disturbing
by mianos 4y ago
I call it 'Wagile'. Everyone uses all the agile buzzwords yet all the project management is focussed on estimates and hard deadlines.
To me the most disturbing part is people read the 'Agile Manifesto' and say, "yep, that's what we do", yet for every item it is the exact opposite. For example, "people over process" seems to be addressed by considering every team member identical and focussing purely on the tickets.
I am to the point now where I think corporate 'Wagile' is the Agile process and I simply don't understand what it was years ago.
- watwut 4y agoWhat you describe has nothing to do with waterfall and is simply agile. Literally nothing in what is supposed to be waterfall prevents specialization or treating people nicely. However, multiple agile methodologies explicitly prevent specialization and explicitly are tickers focused. They do it for a reason, to be fair. But, it is ridiculous that for how long agile existed, every single uncomfortable or dysfunctional thing about any agile process gets blamed on waterfall. No. These are all issues with agile methodologies. Agile manifesto is just feel good document meant to make you buy into the process in abstract. It is inspirational, but that is all there is to it.
- mianos 4y agoSo, it seems to me, you are saying that we should not be taking any notice of anything clearly stated in the Agile Manifesto. Next time someone says to me "Don't bother telling me about the real work, just keep the ticket time spent updated", I'll keep that in mind. (A real quote from an Professional Agile Practitioner to me).