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imo if they do major "waterfall" releases every two months, they are probably doing it right and getting most of the benefits of "agile" development Unfortunat
by credo 17y ago
imo if they do major "waterfall" releases every two months, they are probably doing it right and getting most of the benefits of "agile" development
Unfortunately, "agile" has become religion for a lot of people and sometimes, it is also an excuse for poor planning. Similarly the "waterfall" approach is sometimes used as an excuse for not making any decisions.
Ultimately, what matters is basic good development principles. "Agile" development has a lot of good practices and the so-called "waterfall" approach also has its benefits and the right approach is to use the most appropriate methods for the team. Getting hung up in terminology isn't going to help
- DanielBMarkham 17y agoIf they're making stuff people want in small timeboxes, they're being agile. Agreed that agile has become too religious. Now having said that, I'd argue that smaller timeboxes with a tighter feedback loop into "what people want" would make them even more successful. The neat thing about real agile isn't that it's a religion (although it is for many) it's that it gives us context to talk about what works better or worse in iterative, incremental development.