1 Dec 2008 01:01
Your chance to influence how agile is defined in an upcoming IEEE-standard
Erik Lundh <erik.lundh <at> compelcon.se>
2008-12-01 00:01:43 GMT
2008-12-01 00:01:43 GMT
I am going to the finnish Lapland (right where Santa Claues lives) on Sunday November 30 for 72 hours of intense discussions about what Agile is. Participants are invited internationally from industry and academia However, I feel that the participants could use additional input. Earlier work on this standard has spent some time on interpretations of things like "How much documentation" and even to some degree what the manifesto really means. I feel that we need to define Agile by what it is useful for. A definition of what good Agile does might last longer than a detailed description of current practices in the evolving art of Agile. Who wants a standard for what Agile is? Well, people who have to comply with e g safety-critical requirements from hard-nosed government bodies will appreciate support from an actual rationale for going from waterfall(ish) development to Agile. And just being convinced that agile helps does not impress on auditors. A standard that defines agile in a way that makes sense will help these folks tremendously. Please use the survey to express your view on what Agile is useful for and what makes you think that someone is Agile. Email with additional comments is of course also welcome. The short "What makes you agile?" survey is at: http://www.polldaddy.com/s/6DF01D606D905EBB/(Continue reading)
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