How to fix Agile? Agile 2.0, Kanban and the rise of Ultra Light Methods.

#1

Post by josephhurtado » Mon, May 27, 2013, 9:36 PM UTC

As a developer and project manager I always wondered why Scrum has so many rules, detailed processes but still calls itself Agile. Sure many of the ideas from Extreme Programming, another Agile method, are sound and programmer friendly, but they also represent a long list of practices to follow. Is that really Agile? Shouldn't Agile be truly simple to start, but able to scale to improve continuously?

I do believe there is a better way. Why not take the best ideas from Lean and Kanban and use them to build a better, lighter, simpler and more powerful Agile 2.0 method? Take a look at this article, and tell me what you think: http://bit.ly/Agile2-UltraLight

Re: How to fix Agile? Agile 2.0, Kanban and the rise of Ultra Light Methods.

#2

Post by cateye » Mon, May 27, 2013, 9:55 PM UTC

Sounds like you are searching for a magical process. There is simply not a (light or fat) method that will fix your problems.

Focus on the product, your people and the market. Defining the next process will be a waste of time.

Re: How to fix Agile? Agile 2.0, Kanban and the rise of Ultra Light Methods.

#3

Post by gee_totes » Mon, May 27, 2013, 10:38 PM UTC

Why not just follow the Agile manifesto to the letter and not buy into product-management buzzwords and methodologies?

[edit, additional thought] It seems like if you're having a problem with Agile development being too process-heavy, you're doing it wrong.

Re: How to fix Agile? Agile 2.0, Kanban and the rise of Ultra Light Methods.

#4

Post by josephhurtado » Tue, May 28, 2013, 12:01 AM UTC

gee_totes wrote: post #3

Why not just follow the Agile manifesto to the letter and not buy into product-management buzzwords and methodologies? [edit, additional thought] It seems like if you're having a problem with Agile development being too process-heavy, you're doing it wrong.

Take a look at the article: http://bit.ly/Agile2-UltraLight

Having Agile that is process heavy, is precisely what we have. But there seems to be already answers to improve the state of things. Those new methods are part of Agile 2.0.

Early Agile methods, like Scrum or XP are indeed process heavy. =)

Re: How to fix Agile? Agile 2.0, Kanban and the rise of Ultra Light Methods.

#5

Post by josephhurtado » Tue, May 28, 2013, 12:02 AM UTC

cateye wrote: post #2

Sounds like you are searching for a magical process. There is simply not a (light or fat) method that will fix your problems. Focus on the product, your people and the market. Defining the next process will be a waste of time.

Of course there is no magical process, and focusing on product, people and market are always good principles.

But what Agile Development should also provide is a framework, a tool kit to deliver value with minimum overhead. That is precisely what Agile 2.0 should be all about. Please take a look at the article and you will get my point: http://bit.ly/Agile2-UltraLight