Re: [AM] Article of Interest in CIO Magazine

[email protected] wrote:

> I like to think that I develop software with the same
> objectives as everyone in this group, and it is somwhat often
> difficult to describe the agile process and benefits in a way
> that satisfies the reluctance of potential clients to employ
> it.

Agility has value when predicting the future is difficult or the
cost of being wrong (in terms of time or the liability for wrong
results) is low.  In a predictable environment then converging on
a solution is slower than going straight to it.  XP-style YAGNI
implies a very limited forward view, one story at a time.
Managers who are judged on long-term results find this difficult
to accept as it smacks of code-and-hack.

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Hubert Matthews         http://www.oxyware.com/
Software Consultant     [email protected]

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