Scrum, XP, Management and the Ethics of Agile Software Development

Winning Hearts and Minds to Agile

My colleague, Wendy, posted a quote from our former CEO describing the benefit she gained from collaborating in an Agile environment.

The way to win over an entrepreneur is to out-perform expectations set from painful, past experience.

Before Scrum/XP

…six months later, they deliver what the assignment was. And you look at it and say, “Oh no, that’s not what I wanted.”

With Scrum/XP

…you work on a two-week cycle… You agree on what the priorities are in the meeting. You review the priorities. You evaluate where you are, and you move to the next step…

Interview with Geraldine Laybourne, Condé Nast Portfolio
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ken h. judyExecutive manager, software developer, father and husband trying to do more good than harm.
Agile is about the material and human good we create when we respect our co-workers, tell truth to our employers, strive to improve, and care for the people affected by the software we help build.
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