tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13831777.post116109220273788844..comments2024-03-07T00:51:06.805-05:00Comments on Coaching Agility: Agile Development - It's Human NatureDamon Poolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16561311551267979837noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13831777.post-1161266203300873452006-10-19T09:56:00.000-04:002006-10-19T09:56:00.000-04:00If human nature could summed up in something as co...If human nature could summed up in something as concise as the Agile manifesto then our lives would all be much easier.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately while progressive developers may want to work in an Agile fashion the ecosystem around them is frequently fighting against being Agile. Executives, Customers, Testers, Business planners and many other stakeholders insist on detailed, committed plans up front which give them a (false) sense of confidence about viability of long range plans for software delivery. This in fact drives the developers back towards waterfall methodologies. It won't be until these functions change their mindset that Agile processes will make significant inroads in commercial environments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13831777.post-1161260717941200682006-10-19T08:25:00.000-04:002006-10-19T08:25:00.000-04:00Damon,As always, insightful. Have you checked out...Damon,<BR/><BR/>As always, insightful. Have you checked out Steve Yegge's great post: Good Agile, Bad Agile? It's excellent.<BR/><BR/>http://steve-yegge.blogspot.com/2006/09/good-agile-bad-agile_27.html<BR/><BR/>WillAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com