In a message dated 2/9/2004 7:19:39 AM Pacific Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
> I really do believe that a lot of the principles of agility are true
> at some level, but I continue to be put off by the way they are
> presented as absolutes and by the way they tend to be supported by
> assertion, rather than evidence.
Scott:
This is probably the most significant imediment to more rapid and widespread
adoptionof agile methodologies, and the main reason why, in most of the
projects I've done using agile principles and techniqus, clients have been either
desperate or daring.
Having sat on both sides of the line dividing technology and management, I
can tell you that while the promise of agile methodologies is extremely
attractive to management, the expectation that management will accept them essentially
on faith is unrealistic. The bind is that the lack of a solid body of success
stories regarding agile methods is a disincentive for management to approve
their use on anything but low-risk projects. Until such a body of knowledge
exists, I hnkit will be a slow and steady slog for agile methods to achieve
widespread acceptance.
From an historical perspective, the spread of agile methodologies is likely
to parallel the manner in which previous new strategies evolved in terms of
acceptance.
Regards,
Pete
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