Monthly Archives: May 2012

Classic Date Drift Case Study

A waterfall project is required to predict dates that certain things will happen in the future.  There are usually many pieces of the project, each with their own date, and each dependent upon others.  No one can change a date … Continue reading

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Partial Agile: No Such Thing

On several occasions in the past, I have heard software engineering management suggest that they would like to “try” an Agile approach by implementing it in part of a project.  For example one feature, a couple of team members, would work in … Continue reading

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Growing Software like a Plant

Maybe it is helpful to view the development of a software in using an Agile approach as being like way that a small tree grows.  In contrast, development of software using waterfall is like that of a factory.  The difference between a tree … Continue reading

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