Re: Re: Digest Number 130

On Saturday, January 10, 2004, at 12:00:45 PM, Glen B Alleman wrote:

> The myth of "I can't take responsibility without the authority" seems to
> fall apart when faced with the realities of commercial or government
> software development environments where that concept is completely foreign.

> This is not to say there aren't wonderful ways to "empower" the team so they
> can proceed with development in the presence of this realistic situation. 

> We've successfully (at times) moved forward on self-directed teams. But
> tease teams are not autonomous. And that's the big understanding I've come
> to over the years. 

I'm sure that what you say is true, Glen. I am not sure how you find fun
within that space. I gather that you manage to do so, and I'm glad of that.

Ron Jeffries
www.XProgramming.com
Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself.
(I am large, I contain multitudes.) --Walt Whitman


 

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