Comments on: Where Agile sucks http://www.klocwork.com/blog/2010/03/where-agile-sucks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=where-agile-sucks >kloctalk is a blog and a community for software development professionals who create and maintain mission-critical software and the challenges they face on a daily basis. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:57:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: John Quincy http://www.klocwork.com/blog/2010/03/where-agile-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-6862 John Quincy Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:38:07 +0000 http://www.klocwork.com/blog/?p=935#comment-6862 It's been my experience that any true development (i.e. more than a toy project like an iPhone app) quickly surfaces all the shortcomings of SCRUM — and there are too many shortcomings to name here. This video, although hilarious, has a serious message. It shows why companies are choosing to waste money on Agile: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvks70PD0Rs John It’s been my experience that any true development (i.e. more than a toy project like an iPhone app) quickly surfaces all the shortcomings of SCRUM — and there are too many shortcomings to name here.

This video, although hilarious, has a serious message. It shows why companies are choosing to waste money on Agile:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvks70PD0Rs

John

]]> By: Where Agile development shines | >kloctalk http://www.klocwork.com/blog/2010/03/where-agile-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-1852 Where Agile development shines | >kloctalk Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:22:07 +0000 http://www.klocwork.com/blog/?p=935#comment-1852 [...] my previous post I discussed where I thought Agile really falls flat.  The problem I have is working remotely.  [...] [...] my previous post I discussed where I thought Agile really falls flat.  The problem I have is working remotely.  [...]

]]> By: Alen Zukich http://www.klocwork.com/blog/2010/03/where-agile-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-1768 Alen Zukich Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:38:05 +0000 http://www.klocwork.com/blog/?p=935#comment-1768 Chris, you have hit the nail on the head. Agile does give visibility to this problem much much faster. That is the exact idea of my next post ;) Chris, you have hit the nail on the head. Agile does give visibility to this problem much much faster. That is the exact idea of my next post ;)

]]> By: Chris Bernard http://www.klocwork.com/blog/2010/03/where-agile-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-1765 Chris Bernard Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:24:11 +0000 http://www.klocwork.com/blog/?p=935#comment-1765 I've done a fair amount of PMing remote agile projects. Sounds like you have a fundamental communication problem with your project manager (or maybe you call them the Scrum Master). Care to elaborate on that relationship? :-) Remoteness adds new challenges, but doesn't explain your problem. Agile highlights this problem much faster than waterfall would. I'd suggest focusing on that problem rather than trying to blame agile. I’ve done a fair amount of PMing remote agile projects. Sounds like you have a fundamental communication problem with your project manager (or maybe you call them the Scrum Master). Care to elaborate on that relationship? :-) Remoteness adds new challenges, but doesn’t explain your problem. Agile highlights this problem much faster than waterfall would. I’d suggest focusing on that problem rather than trying to blame agile.

]]> By: Shawn Crosby http://www.klocwork.com/blog/2010/03/where-agile-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-1759 Shawn Crosby Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:01:15 +0000 http://www.klocwork.com/blog/?p=935#comment-1759 I'm pretty new to agile too, but I think it answers many problems evident in software projects nowadays. Our team is small and local so I don't have experiences to share with you on remote agile, but what seems to work for us is to make sure that each sprint has a theme...this way the entire team has part of a shared vision that keeps everyone on track. We usually work with the product owner to come up with stories for a sprint that allows the team to focus on a particular area of the application that isn't too disjointed...already there have been times when this isn't possible, but I always search for a common thread up front that gets everyone focussed and moving in the same direction. I’m pretty new to agile too, but I think it answers many problems evident in software projects nowadays. Our team is small and local so I don’t have experiences to share with you on remote agile, but what seems to work for us is to make sure that each sprint has a theme…this way the entire team has part of a shared vision that keeps everyone on track. We usually work with the product owner to come up with stories for a sprint that allows the team to focus on a particular area of the application that isn’t too disjointed…already there have been times when this isn’t possible, but I always search for a common thread up front that gets everyone focussed and moving in the same direction.

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