Sat.Apr 08, 2017

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Same Same but Different †

Herding Cats

Much of the conversation in social media around agile techniques seems to be based on the differences between the variety of choices of a method, a process, or a practice and definitions of terms for those choices. There seems little in the way of shared principles, when in fact, there is a great deal of sharing of principles. I work in a domain where systems are engineered for the customer.

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Quote of the Day

Herding Cats

“If a profession is to sharpen its skills, to develop new skills and applications, and to gain increasing respect and credibility, then theory and practice must be closely related” – Martin Shub. When there are practices suggested without principles, those practices have no way of being tested for applicability to the problem at hand. So when you hear We have a way to fix some problem , ask by what principles can you suggest your solution with fix the problem?

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