We've invented waterfall

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Post by latch » Fri, Dec 09, 2011, 2:44 PM UTC

We've invented waterfall
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Re: We've invented waterfall

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Post by mrspandex » Fri, Dec 09, 2011, 3:16 PM UTC

Is this a joke?

Re: We've invented waterfall

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Post by bruinseve » Fri, Dec 09, 2011, 3:20 PM UTC

Sadly, I don't think this is a joke. Method as described: "Analysis We don't write a line of code until we know your business as well as the people who keep it running every day. " Method as implemented: "Analysis We never write any code"

Re: We've invented waterfall

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Post by davidu » Fri, Dec 09, 2011, 3:21 PM UTC

This doesn't look like a joke. Dangerous. Anyone who has done this methodology runs screaming for an exit after a failed project or two.

Re: We've invented waterfall

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Post by karmajunkie » Fri, Dec 09, 2011, 3:22 PM UTC

mrspandex wrote: post #2

Is this a joke?

I honestly thought it was, but crawling the rest of the site it doesn't have an ounce of parody about it. I think these guys really think this is a new methodology...

Re: We've invented waterfall

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Post by karmajunkie » Fri, Dec 09, 2011, 3:24 PM UTC

karmajunkie wrote: post #5

mrspandex wrote: post #2

Is this a joke?

I honestly thought it was, but crawling the rest of the site it doesn't have an ounce of parody about it. I think these guys really think this is a new methodology...

For example, link to their "Chief Software Architect" linkedin profile: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=1613224

Re: We've invented waterfall

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Post by zht » Fri, Dec 09, 2011, 3:27 PM UTC

karmajunkie wrote: post #6

karmajunkie wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I honestly thought it was, but crawling the rest of the site it doesn't have an ounce of parody about it. I think these guys really think this is a new methodology...

For example, link to their "Chief Software Architect" linkedin profile: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=1613224

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Re: We've invented waterfall

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Dec 09, 2011, 3:29 PM UTC

karmajunkie wrote: post #6

karmajunkie wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I honestly thought it was, but crawling the rest of the site it doesn't have an ounce of parody about it. I think these guys really think this is a new methodology...

For example, link to their "Chief Software Architect" linkedin profile: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=1613224

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Re: We've invented waterfall

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Post by brd » Fri, Dec 09, 2011, 3:31 PM UTC

Its really not quite as bad as it looks at first glance.

Step 2: "we design an interactive prototype" allows them to get the feedback that really makes more agile methods work. You don't need to constantly iterate during development if you iterate properly during prototyping. I certainly wouldn't advocate this method but its not a vanilla waterfall method.

Re: We've invented waterfall

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Post by mrcharles » Fri, Dec 09, 2011, 3:32 PM UTC

karmajunkie wrote: post #6

karmajunkie wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I honestly thought it was, but crawling the rest of the site it doesn't have an ounce of parody about it. I think these guys really think this is a new methodology...

For example, link to their "Chief Software Architect" linkedin profile: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=1613224

Dude has a six year gap in his resume where he goes from being a web designer to chief architect? That might explain why he thinks waterfall is new.