Agile Programming

Great article, James. It was good to see you go straight to the source (the manifesto signatories) for this topic. What strikes me as so odd is that agile methods are essentially predicated on their opposition of the prescriptive waterfall method, but, time and again, teams want a checklist to help them begin using agile. Of course, the consequence is that teams blindly follow the prescribed steps, but don’t fully digest the ideas that inform them. And when that happens, they’re no longer using agile to enable productivity and collaboration, but allowing it to become a potential impediment. Agile techniques seem so rooted in common sense, but, then again, I suppose that assumes that most individuals have any to begin with. [Read Full Article]