Re: [AM] The Spiral Model

Excellent point Paul!

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From: "Paul Oldfield" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 2:51 AM
Subject: RE: [AM] The Spiral Model


> (responding to Mark, All)
>
> > The fundamental precepts behind the Spiral method are
> > identical to Agile and even XP.  Isnt it possible that
> > Agile concepts found something that is fundamental,
> > underlying a successful project that was found before -
> > and now we are splitting hair over terms?  Please tell
> > me Im wrong.
>
> AFAICS, the Sprial Model is *one* best practice that is
> almost universally applicable in agile methodologies.
>
> If we take XP as an example, a constrained variant of the
> Spiral Model is one of 12 best practices that XP considers
> to be universally applicable wherever XP is appropriate.
>
> However, we must also consider that 'agility' is a lot more
> than any set of best practices, it includes the value system
> and principles that allow us to select the best practices
> that are appropriate to our situation, and to re-visit that
> decision as often as is necessary.
>
> If you want a short definition, agility is whatever it takes to
> be able to respond effectively to changing circumstances.
> (That's just a quick off-the-cuff definition, I wouldn't want to
> have to support it in court  ;-)  ).  As such, the Spiral Model is
> a *single* step in that direction, but on its own it is far from
> adequate, and it is at the mercy of the people enacting it
> as a process.
>
>
> Paul Oldfield
>
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