Re: agile development and frameworks


"Ilja Preuß" <it@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Mike Gaab wrote:
>
>> My tendency is to use those things that I already know
>> work. I am always looking for a better way but if I have something that
>> is
>> sufficient, I
>> usually go with it.
>
> That reduces the risk of getting a solution that is worse than the known
> one, but also has the risk of not finding that revolutionary better
> solution your competitor might find. Those two risks need to be balanced,
> and I think finding that balance isn't trivial. And it's even a recursive
> problem, because you have to decide wether to go with the balance you are
> used to, or try to shift it a bit to see what happens...
>
> One way to shift the balance is to find ways to make experimentation more
> safe, so that you aren't screwed up when it fails. Techniques to do that
> include spikes (controlled, time boxed experiments), having Slack, keeping
> your options open so that you can switch to a known-to-be-good solution,
> trying different approaches in parallel, etc.
>

Well I don't see myself implementing the entire agile process anytime soon.
Most employers that I have spoken to are not using any thing close to an
agile process. The best I can do is take an agile practice and tweak it to
fit within a more traditional process. Even if I am not strictly using an
agile process it still helps to consider how I am going to test the thing I
am modeling. This is still a benefit.

Mike



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