Comments on: The Pick or the Shovel – which is better for digging? http://www.techdarkside.com/the-pick-or-the-shovel-which-is-better-for-digging Struggles of a Self-Taught Coder Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: mike D http://www.techdarkside.com/the-pick-or-the-shovel-which-is-better-for-digging/comment-page-1#comment-16933 mike D Tue, 18 May 2010 15:55:04 +0000 http://www.techdarkside.com/?p=162#comment-16933 It's true the waterfall method can drown anyone. Agile is always wearing a life saver. But I digress because I worked for years on federal government projects. No one in the government wants to get dirty so they will not pick up a pick or shovel. All they do is watch the journeyman and then hire another. Tools are for everybody whether pick or shovel or both. It's true the waterfall method can drown anyone. Agile is always wearing a life saver.
But I digress because I worked for years on federal government projects. No one in the government wants to get dirty so they will not pick up a pick or shovel. All they do is watch the journeyman and then hire another. Tools are for everybody whether pick or shovel or both.

]]> By: julieB http://www.techdarkside.com/the-pick-or-the-shovel-which-is-better-for-digging/comment-page-1#comment-15451 julieB Sat, 20 Oct 2007 16:39:50 +0000 http://www.techdarkside.com/?p=162#comment-15451 Great post! But the responses... What a bunch of "Agilistas"!!! Why would a "journeyman" need to be "converted" with "Evidence" in order to use a simple "pick"? Them's fighting words....I thought the point of the post was to convince us there is no need for a cat fight? Put up your paws!! Signed, The PiMP Great post! But the responses…

What a bunch of “Agilistas”!!! Why would a “journeyman” need to be “converted” with “Evidence” in order to use a simple “pick”? Them’s fighting words….I thought the point of the post was to convince us there is no need for a cat fight? Put up your paws!!

Signed,
The PiMP

]]> By: Tate Stuntz http://www.techdarkside.com/the-pick-or-the-shovel-which-is-better-for-digging/comment-page-1#comment-15447 Tate Stuntz Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:38:14 +0000 http://www.techdarkside.com/?p=162#comment-15447 Yeah, you can't beat the Lean book from the Poppendiecks for really making a case for Agile. The Lean book does that by explaining how some people have done "Agile" in manufacturing for decades now. Except, of course, there they call it Lean. For me, the only other book that makes a good case is Larman's Agile book for Managers. He has a full chapter called 'Evidence' which just buries you with research statistics and quotes from thought leaders from all over. Yeah, you can’t beat the Lean book from the Poppendiecks for really making a case for Agile. The Lean book does that by explaining how some people have done “Agile” in manufacturing for decades now. Except, of course, there they call it Lean.

For me, the only other book that makes a good case is Larman’s Agile book for Managers. He has a full chapter called ‘Evidence’ which just buries you with research statistics and quotes from thought leaders from all over.

]]> By: Mike Herrick http://www.techdarkside.com/the-pick-or-the-shovel-which-is-better-for-digging/comment-page-1#comment-15446 Mike Herrick Sat, 13 Oct 2007 14:54:31 +0000 http://www.techdarkside.com/?p=162#comment-15446 I have found that the Lean software development stuff converts a lot of people to more "agile" thinking. http://www.poppendieck.com/ I have found that the Lean software development stuff converts a lot of people to more “agile” thinking.

http://www.poppendieck.com/

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