Comments on: Poll Results: Software Development Methodologies (Agile vs Waterfall)

By: Scrum based task management « Terry.Cho's blog

Scrum based task management « Terry.Cho's blog — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:46:03 +0000

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By: Zach Larson

Zach Larson — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:10:49 +0000

I’m the Product Manager of a small team doing a modified version of Scrum/XP. It’s been my experience that while many of the practices work in spirit (small increments, constant grooming, frequent feedback loops, information radiators, etc) trying to cling to a rigid set of practices is a recipe for team troubles.

I totally agree with John above, focusing on behaviors rather than methodologies has been a much more fruitful exercise.

By: Tom Grant

Tom Grant — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:44:16 +0000

Agile is on the march, but there’s still plenty of room for growth. If the questions we get at Forrester are any indication, there are plenty of organizations still pondering whether Agile is for them.

As for book recommendations, what are you looking for? A general guide to Agile? Something more specific to a particular method, or a particular scenario (Agile and SOA, managing Agile groups, etc.)?

By: John Galvin

John Galvin — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:49:21 +0000

I’ve used Agile on large, distributed software development project in the Healthcare space and it does work. What you have to realize is that Scrum isn’t an Agile program management metholdology. You need to develop/copy/steal that from someone. You also need to realize that Scrum is a framework. I’ve seen numerous examples of people trying to follow perceived “rules” when they make no sense in their environment (common sense isn’t all that common). One of the more powerful aspects of Agile is that it puts much more focus on the underlying behaviours than other methodologies. This, itself, can have a major impact.

By: Scrum and Agile becoming widely accepted | Rational Scrum

Scrum and Agile becoming widely accepted | Rational Scrum — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:54:49 +0000

[...] to an informal poll conducted by Cranky PM, Agile methods (Scrum in particular) has been penetrating deeply into the enterprise. Specifically, [...]

By: The Cranky Product Manager

The Cranky Product Manager — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:31:25 +0000

Max, The Cranky Product Manager agrees. The poll results are no doubt skewed because the CPM blog readership is not exactly representative of the software product universe as a whole. So, true, waterfall is probably around on >28% of projects today. But she still thinks you can’t deny the SHIFT to agile from waterfall in general.

By: William Pietri

William Pietri — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:29:50 +0000

There is a definite need for that. But help is on the way.

I know of at least one book on agile product management under contract and being written right now. I’m talking with a publisher about co-authoring a book on how agile teams do user experience, interaction, and interface design. And at a conference earlier this week, I saw somebody give a fantastic presentation on managing product portfolios in agile organizations; she is thinking seriously about a book.

If people have any suggestions about what they’d like to see in books like that, let me know and I’ll pass ‘em on. My email address is my first name at the domain name linked to.

And for what it’s worth, there are definitely people doing interesting agile work with hardware and medical products, and also using distributed teams, so saying “CANNOT” is a little strong.

By: max

max — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:07:05 +0000

I think the poll results are very seriously skewed. The people who vote are 1. reading the blog, 2. on facebook. I think it just so happens that the vast majority of folks practicing waterfall are not on facebook, and do not read this blog (I’d bet that the sizable portion of them might not even be sure what a blog is)

By: Todd

Todd — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:21:07 +0000

Something that might be more insightful is the size of the development team and see if there is a shift.