Hi, this is Max. I thought it was about time that Mabel took a rest and allowed me to share with you some of my wisdom and energy. As you must have figured by now, I'm know for my enthusiasm, vigor and nimbleness. For this reason I decided to share with you my observations about Agility. Yes, like me Agility share the same vibrant flexibility that allows us to morph to new and interesting challenges. Rather than being hamstrung by methodology frameworks that are unable to have sufficient detail to be universally used or accurately applied, we rely on each other (I think they call it group dynamics) to power through the most difficult tasks. One might think that groups would be more apt to get mired in debate but it's just the opposite. The rapid turnaround (rxP - 2 to 3 weeks, scrum 4 to 6 weeks and crystal 6 to 8 weeks) forces us to get on with business and deliver. Because the training is leaving the station everyone who is anyone is compelled to be intimately involved. The exact opposite held true in early methodologies, and often it was the result of confusion, abstraction, and lengthy gaps between engagement periods.
I asked dad the other day whether development had always been this way. He responded that the success or failure of projects has always hinged upon the people. The methods and the artifacts just happened to be ancillary to all of the fundamental reason for application failure. When I was much younger I came across a book that dad wrote entitled "High Impact Inspections" circa 1994. In that book I was amazed to find a number of similarities to Agile development methods. Although it took him a long time to make the adjustment, he is now firmly on board. I attribute this in large part to his understanding of both legacy methods and evolutionary engineering.
This is Max, signing out, upward and onward! (Mabel says Hi!)
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