Preachers & Zombies
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The document discusses "preachers" and "zombies" in relation to agile methodology. Preachers are purists who rigidly adhere to agile principles and commandments. Zombies adopt agile processes without understanding why in a "cargo cult" manner. Both need help moving past these extremes. The key is focusing on customer collaboration, adapting processes to fit each organization, and educating people on agile's principles of valuing individuals, working software, and responding to change.
Preachers & Zombies
- 1. Preachers & Zombies Jon McNestrie http://www.meetup.com/Agile-North-East/
- 2. Preachers & Zombies - Jon McNestrie http://www.meetup.com/Agile-North-East/ Why do we do it? Tight iterations / quick feedback Deliver high value items first Fail early! Individuals and interactions over processes and tools Working software over comprehensive documentation Customer collaboration over contract negotiation Responding to change over following a plan
- 3. http://www.meetup.com/Agile-North-East/ The enemy? Preachers & Zombies - Jon McNestrie BRAINS We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail
- 4. http://www.meetup.com/Agile-North-East/ Preachers Thats not how you do it! Preachers & Zombies - Jon McNestrie Purists, nothing is quite good enough pursuit of perfection Agile Commandments Thou shalt not. Plan Have deadlines Have multiple offices Use the word project
- 5. http://www.meetup.com/Agile-North-East/ Preachers There is no law, just some principals Preachers & Zombies - Jon McNestrie Inspect / Adapt can also apply to who over-arching process Aiming for what fits your organisation and making incremental steps is nothing to be ashamed of
- 6. http://www.meetup.com/Agile-North-East/ Zombies Everyones doing agile so should we Preachers & Zombies - Jon McNestrie But the book/guide/coach says do this Sleep walking through the rituals without knowing why The recipe for success
- 7. http://www.meetup.com/Agile-North-East/ Zombies Cargo Cult Agile (http://www.jamesshore.com/Blog/Cargo-Cult-Agile.html) More than the processes and rituals Preachers & Zombies - Jon McNestrie Look to good software processes that Scrum encourages (TDD, Automated Testing, CI, etc) Prove the worth of these techniques with improved delivery
- 8. http://www.meetup.com/Agile-North-East/ Look for the good The preachers are keen and have some real passion The zombies realise that there is a path to follow and can be shown the way Both need some help Preachers & Zombies - Jon McNestrie
- 9. http://www.meetup.com/Agile-North-East/ Why do we do it, again.. Lean on the agile manifesto Customer at the centre of everything Understand what youre doing and why Adapt to fit Collaboration Educate the people in your organization Preachers & Zombies - Jon McNestrie
- 10. More questions? http://www.meetup.com/Agile-North-East/Preachers & Zombies - Jon McNestrie