How Agile Development Can Lead to Better Results
A great article about Agile adoption at Farm Credit Services of America, and why the people who still don’t do Agile don’t do Agile.
http://www.cio.com/article/109751
Here’s the bit I really like:
The Standish Group, which famously compiles its Chaos data on software project failures, reported in its 2006 research that just 16 percent of waterfall projects succeeded as opposed to 41 percent of agile projects. Standish Group Chairman Jim Johnson, who has been studying project failures for years, says it “boggles” his mind why companies still resist agile development. “To say that companies or CIOs are reluctant to embrace agile is like saying they wouldn’t take aspirin for a headache,” he says. “And they’re not only not taking the aspirin, they’re banging their heads against the wall and wondering why it hurts.”
Heisenbugs
A new word for me, as in:
“I reckon you can spend three weeks failing to fix that.”
“Yeah, it’s a bit of a Heisenbug.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unusual_software_bug
Your Horoscope for May
How people
A bon-mot from a stranger indicates that May will be full of irony. Striving for perfection will bring you into conflict with those who want it now, dammit! This month someone with dark hair will annoy you; a gracious response will win them round before June.
Your tool of the month is RDT.
Why people
Rising opportunities make this month look positive, but time may pass slowly if the length of your emails is anything to go by. Don’t be tempted to respond to others’ ramblings with equal lack of thought; you should try to beat their word count by at least 20%.
Your word of the month is Sesquipedality.
Who people
New-found discipline in your social life is leaving you with time on your hands. There’s plenty to do; experiments will produce results. Avoid anything with “Drink me!” on the side.
Your pub of the month is the Coach and Horses in Farringdon.
When people
A question asked in innocence suggests new ideas – but is the timing right? An opportunity to travel presents itself and this may give you space to breathe, assuming you can get a visa.
Your quote of the month is: “He who would travel happily must travel light”.
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