tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13831777.post8913363743721973118..comments2024-03-07T00:51:06.805-05:00Comments on Coaching Agility: How Does Choice of Methodology Influence Strategy and Tactics?Damon Poolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16561311551267979837noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13831777.post-3648230781873685402008-06-14T23:13:00.000-04:002008-06-14T23:13:00.000-04:00Hi Jordan,I think we'll have to agree to disagree....Hi Jordan,<BR/><BR/>I think we'll have to agree to disagree.<BR/><BR/>As I mentioned before, it took many months of actively constructing the counter-argument as an anti-Agilist before one day I said "oh!"<BR/><BR/>There are really only three possibilities:<BR/><BR/>a) I have an ulterior motive for believing in Agile. Many Agilists are accused of this. But really, aren't we all looking to prosper by doing what we are good at and believe in?<BR/><BR/>b) I need to have my head examined. This is a common feeling amongst my friends, but they put up with me because I have Lego Star Wars on the Wii.<BR/><BR/>c) There might be something there that is not readily apparent, even to bright open-minded people, caused in part by the dogma, zealotry, arrogance and "Agile is perfect" attitude of some of the advocates.<BR/><BR/>Cheers!<BR/><BR/>DamonDamon Poolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16561311551267979837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13831777.post-61905944964813698852008-06-14T02:05:00.000-04:002008-06-14T02:05:00.000-04:00Heh well good luck on the end of "orthodoxy" notio...Heh well good luck on the end of "orthodoxy" notion :)<BR/><BR/>The best way to get past the orthodoxy IMHO is to jettison the neologisms like "Agile".<BR/><BR/>It's just Tactics... To the extent that Agile is advocating a Tactical bent, why not get rid of the name "Agile" altogether along with the dogma?<BR/><BR/>Then we can get past the rhetoric and focus on the 5,000 year old history of the notion....<BR/><BR/>That was the genesis of my post :)<BR/><BR/>Cheers!<BR/>JordanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13831777.post-15921169744957604972008-06-12T13:52:00.000-04:002008-06-12T13:52:00.000-04:00Hi Jordan,Yes, I do refactor my posts on a regular...Hi Jordan,<BR/><BR/>Yes, I do refactor my posts on a regular basis. I only wish that it was possible to turn on versioning so that folks could see old versions if they wanted to.<BR/><BR/>I do agree that you should bring your planning culture with you to Agile. I think we probably agree on more points than we disagree. Notice that the post now says "inspired by" rather than "disagree with."<BR/><BR/>I'm not into Agile as a movement, religion or philosophy. My interest is "how to bring Agile to the mainstream in a practical manner" and for that to happen, it will take lots of work, including the end of "orthodoxy."<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/><BR/>DamonDamon Poolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16561311551267979837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13831777.post-90616691216432240042008-06-12T12:05:00.000-04:002008-06-12T12:05:00.000-04:00Well your post keeps getting refactored :)Well to ...Well your post keeps getting refactored :)<BR/><BR/>Well to the extent that you believe you should bring strategic planning along with your tactical implementations, you should be agreeing with my post, where I posit that such an approach (a combo) would prove best.<BR/><BR/>This is in line with the agilemodeling.com (Scott Ambler) approach.<BR/><BR/>However the Ambler approach is often panned in orthodox agile circles.<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>JordanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com