[AM] Let's call a spade a spade

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Non sequitur... my comment below
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To: [email protected]
Subject: Digest for [email protected], issue 1108
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Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 06:51:49 -0500
From: "J. B. Rainsberger" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [AM] Why Traceability?

> ... When a client or employer
> doesn't want to work that way, I look for a quick exit. > I have been abl=
e
to feed my family so far.

JB: thanks for sharing this honest viewpoint. It's taken out of context
here, because I'm more interested in the sentiment than the discussion it
comes from, I hope that's ok. Here's my take on the same subject:

We need to remember this in the Agile community, because Agile is about
Values: Where an organisation or client *mandates* non-agile practices one
needs to accept being non-agile in that area, or get out and do something
more satisfying. The third option must be resisted: incorporating non-agile=

or anti-agile practices *and* calling it Agile. This is confusing and not
satisfying: it weakens the effectiveness of Agile's inspect-and-adapt cycle=
.
One's Agile efforts will be handicapped - as the team limps along, wonderin=
g
why "it hurts when I do /this/", wondering why Agile is not working, we giv=
e
Agile a bad name and make our teams unhappy.

Let's be honest and own up to the practices we are using - by choice or
economic necessity. Compromises are sometimes necessary, we have all seen
this and know it exists. But let's not try to twist Agile to incorporate or=

compensate for these compromises. So, if it's not Agile, don't try to sugar=

coat it and call it Agile. Call it a hybrid. Call it "on our way".

Or get out - as JB mentions. This is an honest approach, and seems to be
satisfying to JB and others I know. That's important. Well, for many of us,=

job satisfaction is important.

Personally, I'm happy to be *more agile* every month... it's an organic
growth thing, but then I have a long fuse. Over time, we try to replace the=

next thing that hurts the work the most with an Agile practice...  if it's
where the team hurts most, there is more motivation to accept the change.
Who cares if we're not 100% Agile today? Next week? As long as it's
sufficiently satisfying in terms of what you value. It is for me. For now.

We'll see next month. There's always the door. :-)
deb

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