{"id":2531,"date":"2011-04-17T02:20:53","date_gmt":"2011-04-17T06:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/judykat.com\/ken-judy\/?p=2531"},"modified":"2011-04-21T00:05:30","modified_gmt":"2011-04-21T04:05:30","slug":"existential-joys-agile-practice-live-imperfect-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/judykat.com\/ken-judy\/existential-joys-agile-practice-live-imperfect-reality\/","title":{"rendered":"The existential joys of agile practice: I want to live in our imperfect reality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At <a href=\"http:\/\/incrementor.com\/agilenyc\/\">Agile NYC<\/a> I presented a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pecha-kucha.org\/\">pecha kucha<\/a>. 20 slides. 20 seconds per slide. This is the second of four parts.<\/p>\n<h2>I want to live in our imperfect reality<\/h2>\n<div style=\"clear:both;padding-top:36px;\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2542\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/judykat.com\/ken-judy\/existential-joys-agile-practice-live-imperfect-reality\/existential-joy-of-agile-practice-005\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/judykat.com\/ken-judy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/existential-joy-of-agile-practice.005.png\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Extreme beyond this point\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/judykat.com\/ken-judy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/existential-joy-of-agile-practice.005.png\" src=\"http:\/\/judykat.com\/ken-judy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/existential-joy-of-agile-practice.005-300x225.png\" alt=\"Extreme beyond this point\" title=\"Extreme beyond this point\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/judykat.com\/ken-judy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/existential-joy-of-agile-practice.005-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/judykat.com\/ken-judy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/existential-joy-of-agile-practice.005.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>As agile becomes popular it becomes a buzzword. It gets promoted as a tool that solves problems when at its heart it is a set of values that encourage you to confront problems.<\/p>\n<p><em>We should all recognize these organizing principles&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Collaboration over negotiation<\/li>\n<li>Working software over specification<\/li>\n<li>People over process<\/li>\n<li>Responding to change over following a plan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition, Bob Martin\u2019s \u201cQuality over crap\u201d\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;padding-top:36px;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/judykat.com\/ken-judy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/iStock_000000272509Small.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2533\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/judykat.com\/ken-judy\/existential-joys-agile-practice-live-imperfect-reality\/istock_000000272509small\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/judykat.com\/ken-judy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/iStock_000000272509Small.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"849,565\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1090681065&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Car in water\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/judykat.com\/ken-judy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/iStock_000000272509Small.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/judykat.com\/ken-judy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/iStock_000000272509Small-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Worship the plan. The plan is good.\" title=\"Car in water\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/judykat.com\/ken-judy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/iStock_000000272509Small-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/judykat.com\/ken-judy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/iStock_000000272509Small.jpg 849w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Let\u2019s talk about following a plan&#8230; worshipping a plan<\/p>\n<p>I think of this every time I think of worshipping a plan\u2026<\/p>\n<p>A driver put her faith in her satellite navigation system. It told her to turn onto a bridge. Problem was the bridge had been washed away. She drove her $160,000 Mercedes into the flood where it was swept away. She had to be rescued as it sank.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;padding-top:36px;\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2532\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/judykat.com\/ken-judy\/existential-joys-agile-practice-live-imperfect-reality\/blackhole\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/judykat.com\/ken-judy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/blackhole.png\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"black hole\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/judykat.com\/ken-judy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/blackhole-1024x682.png\" src=\"http:\/\/judykat.com\/ken-judy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/blackhole-300x200.png\" alt=\"black hole\" title=\"black hole\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/judykat.com\/ken-judy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/blackhole-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/judykat.com\/ken-judy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/blackhole-1024x682.png 1024w, https:\/\/judykat.com\/ken-judy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/blackhole.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Where the customer doesn\u2019t entirely know what will succeed&#8230; Where they aren&#8217;t entirely steeped in the technology&#8230; <\/p>\n<p>Specifications become a black hole so dense with detail that even light cannot escape.<\/p>\n<p>Project schedules become the most boring fairy tails ever told. <\/p>\n<p>Mocks mock us.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;padding-top:36px;\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2536\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/judykat.com\/ken-judy\/existential-joys-agile-practice-live-imperfect-reality\/dandelion\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/judykat.com\/ken-judy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/dandelion.png\" data-orig-size=\"1698,1131\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dandelion\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/judykat.com\/ken-judy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/dandelion-1024x682.png\" src=\"http:\/\/judykat.com\/ken-judy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/dandelion-300x199.png\" alt=\"dandelion\" title=\"dandelion\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/judykat.com\/ken-judy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/dandelion-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/judykat.com\/ken-judy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/dandelion-1024x682.png 1024w, https:\/\/judykat.com\/ken-judy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/dandelion.png 1698w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>And process gates (\u201chandoffs\u201d) kill collaboration. <\/p>\n<p>We put a lot of energy into delivering the wrong thing on time and on budget. <\/p>\n<p>And we don\u2019t even recognize or care about that thing by the time it goes live &#8211; if it ever does.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;padding-top:36px;\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2534\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/judykat.com\/ken-judy\/existential-joys-agile-practice-live-imperfect-reality\/existential-joy-of-agile-practice-010\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/judykat.com\/ken-judy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/existential-joy-of-agile-practice.010.png\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"walk don&amp;#8217;t walk\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/judykat.com\/ken-judy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/existential-joy-of-agile-practice.010.png\" src=\"http:\/\/judykat.com\/ken-judy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/existential-joy-of-agile-practice.010-300x225.png\" alt=\"walk don&#039;t walk\" title=\"walk don&#039;t walk\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/judykat.com\/ken-judy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/existential-joy-of-agile-practice.010-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/judykat.com\/ken-judy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/existential-joy-of-agile-practice.010.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>I want to live in our imperfect reality. <\/p>\n<p>&#8230;Focus on what I did, what I\u2019m doing and what I want to do next.<\/p>\n<p>I want to know what we are trying to achieve and  converse with people I\u2019m achieving it with.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;padding-top:36px;\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2511\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/judykat.com\/ken-judy\/agile-projects-succeed-fail-company-agile-methods\/dart-arrows-missing-target\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/judykat.com\/ken-judy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/failure-darts.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"300,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;3d rendering of dart arrows missing the target&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Dart arrows missing target&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dart arrows missing target\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;3d rendering of dart arrows missing the target&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/judykat.com\/ken-judy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/failure-darts.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/judykat.com\/ken-judy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/failure-darts.jpg\" alt=\"Dart arrows missing target\" title=\"Dart arrows missing target\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2511\" \/>I accept failure if we call it out as we recognize it, applaud the attempt and make changes so that we don\u2019t repeat that exact failure again.<\/p>\n<p>In short, I love an iterative, reflective way of working because I dearly want to spend each day doing a little less crap and a little more not crap than the day before.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;padding:36px 0 36px 0;\">And I want to do it without simply handing off my crap onto others.<\/div>\n<div   style=\"clear:both;padding-top:36px;\">\n<h3>The existential joys of agile practice<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/judykat.com\/ken-judy\/existential-joys-agile-practice-family-tradition-care-craft\/\">A family tradition of care and craft<\/a><\/li>\n<li>I want to live in our imperfect reality<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/judykat.com\/ken-judy\/existential-joys-agile-practice-people-process\/\">People over process<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/judykat.com\/ken-judy\/existential-joys-agile-practice-angel-shoulder\/\">Angel on your shoulder<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Agile NYC I presented a pecha kucha. 20 slides. 20 seconds per slide. This is the second of four parts. I want to live in our imperfect reality As agile becomes popular it becomes a buzzword. 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