All Methodologies Devolve

Posted by Robert Merrill on February 1, 2009 under Agile Methods | Be the First to Comment

When software methodologists argue, they usually assume the proper application of their favorite. Unfortunately, in the real world, methdologies are seldom applied as their advocates intend.

Waterfall devolves to a “team” of isolated individuals, specialized by role, each accountable to a different manager, producing a very high ratio of paper to software. And the latter is late, over budget, sort of what the buyers asked for, and doesn’t deliver nearly as much value as promised in order to get the project funded.

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