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Observations on Balancing Discipline and Agility

by Boehm, Barry; Turner, Richard (2003-06-25) permalink

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Outstanding paper on the two major directions for software development – agile or plan driven (disciplined) – and how to determine what is the best fit for your organization. Some interesting points include: there are some ‘lead’ bullets but no ‘silver’ bullets in any approach, much consideration should be given to people and communication and what works today may not work with future projects or technologies. A must read.

Rating: 5.0 out of 5 (1 rating)
Source: Agile Development Conference 2003
File Type: PDF
Owner: admin
Categories: Case Study, Extreme Programming, General, Introducing Agile Processes, Miscellaneous, Overview, People, Principles, Project Management, Theory
Updated: May 19, 2006

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Comments admin (17 May 18:43)

A must read for all (from Sr. Manager to developer) – provides comparison of major development methods and how to determine what is a better fit for your organization (based on current people and projects). Barry Boehm and Richard Turner provide eight observations into software development that clearly show that the right approach is the one that works for you/your-organization.