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The point of that article is that you need to be self reflective and open to change. I'll post it here again, without any of the other distracting things he sa
by shadowmint 13y ago
The point of that article is that you need to be self reflective and open to change.
I'll post it here again, without any of the other distracting things he said about verbs and so on. Just take a moment to think about what these steps actually mean:
- Find out where you are
- Take a small step towards your goal
- Adjust your understanding based on what you learned
- Repeat
If you want to work as effectively as you can, you should actively change your process constantly based on reflecting on past performance against your goals.
...if you don't care, or can't be bothered, well, that's fine too (self reflection isn't easy); just realize that your own set of pedantic dogmatic rules is no better than any other Agile process set.
- chrisconley 13y agoSpot on. This has been sort of an obsession of mine lately using the game of hangman and decision theory to "prove" why this works and how it applies to software development. There are so many dogmas out there (Fail fast, MVP, Agile, Lean, etc) which all boil down to the same thing: Maximizing information gain and minimizing the cost of failure. I'm planning on a blog post/email course/talk/something in the next few weeks but it's not quite ready yet.
- sillysaurus3 13y agoThis has been sort of an obsession of mine lately using the game of hangman and decision theory to "prove" why this works and how it applies to software development. Oh come on, you can't tease us like that! You have a duty to satisfy our curiosity now. :) How can hangman with decision theory apply to software development?
- chrisconley 13y agoWell, I've started on a landing page for an email course. It's pretty rough around the edges, but I suppose I could take this opportunity to solicit feedback. ;) I would also be thrilled to get my first signup. :) http://chrisconley.io/delivered/ http://chrisconley.io/delivered/
- keithly 13y agoThis reminds me of the OODA loop: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OODA_loop http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OODA_loop I think this concept also describes the essence of "agile" well (along with the four points you quote).
- marcosdumay 13y agoOh, the scientific method is great, isn't it? It's new tech, just from the XIV century... It would be great if people were that up to date.
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- Domenic_S 13y agoAssuming you know what your goal is.