Agile is dead. Buried. Waterfall as well
R.I.P.
So what ?
I have just finished reading (again) Royce's "Managing the development of large software systems".
It is about software development
just like the Agile Manifesto
It says "it is important to involve the customer"
just like the Agile Manifesto
It says "To give the contractor free rein between requirement definition and operation is inviting trouble"
just the opposite of the Tunnel Effect, one of the key points waterfall is blamed for
It says "there is an iteration with the preceding and succeeding steps", which is against the so-called waterfall
It is about large systems - just like agile at scale
It is about Risk Management - oh yeah !
It was written 50 (yes: five zero) years ago !
We could go further this way.
Waterfall does not exist.
Agile does not exist.
Can we stop opposing them ?
The Agile Manifesto is a summary of Royce's paper.
Agile mindset could be applied to any type of project - in fact, it was the case from the beginning as the debate exists only in the IT world.
Any points ? Of course !
Talking about agility brings new names to old concepts, and refreshes them to make them fashionable again and again !
Stop arguing, start leading your projects !
R.I.P.
So what ?
I have just finished reading (again) Royce's "Managing the development of large software systems".
It is about software development
just like the Agile Manifesto
It says "it is important to involve the customer"
just like the Agile Manifesto
It says "To give the contractor free rein between requirement definition and operation is inviting trouble"
just the opposite of the Tunnel Effect, one of the key points waterfall is blamed for
It says "there is an iteration with the preceding and succeeding steps", which is against the so-called waterfall
It is about large systems - just like agile at scale
It is about Risk Management - oh yeah !
It was written 50 (yes: five zero) years ago !
We could go further this way.
Waterfall does not exist.
Agile does not exist.
Can we stop opposing them ?
The Agile Manifesto is a summary of Royce's paper.
Agile mindset could be applied to any type of project - in fact, it was the case from the beginning as the debate exists only in the IT world.
Any points ? Of course !
Talking about agility brings new names to old concepts, and refreshes them to make them fashionable again and again !
Stop arguing, start leading your projects !
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