James Shore wrote a brilliant article titled The Decline and Fall of Agile. Excerpt:
But because Scrum works in short cycles and doesn’t include any engineering practices, it’s very easy for teams using Scrum to throw out design. Up-front design doesn’t work when you’re using short cycles, and Scrum doesn’t provide a replacement. Without continuous, incremental […]
Archive for November, 2008
James Shore: Skipping Their Vegetables.
Published by November 16th, 2008 in agile, business and trends. 13 CommentsSponsored Videos: Monetising YouTube
Published by November 13th, 2008 in business, digital media and trends. 0 CommentsI think that the new Google announcement for YouTube sponsored videos is just great.
I was in a project very similar to this one once. It was a very advanced solution –in business terms- where ads and sponsored content could be bought online using simple tools. The rates were more expensive than YouTube’s but still would […]
Trying to Write Architecture Specs that Don’t Suck (much) - Part I: The Spec
Published by November 7th, 2008 in agile, object orientation, soa, software architecture, software design and web. 4 CommentsEven when working for an agile software development company you may be required to write an architecture spec. It may be a client requirement or may be something required in an RFP; once in a while you have to write something like this.
The first thought of someone in this situation is that she needs […]
