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Scope, resources and processes: change everything!

April 14, 2008 by JurgenAppelo

SNEAK PREVIEW!

As an agile writer, I like to write articles in multiple iterations. Feedback from readers is essential to me. There's no such thing as gettings things right the first time around. Not for programmers, and not for writers. So I've decided to give the readers of this site a chance to be the first to read my latest article.

The article is called Project Change, a Way of Life (PDF, 2.27MB)

In this article I try to link complexity science with agile software development. I attempt to show why there is no such thing as a best software development method, why managing scope is a too simplistic interpretation of “embracing change”, why corporate standards for processes are a bad thing, and why you will never get things exactly right.

The article includes comparisons to biology and other types of complex systems, several little nuggets of wisdom, and some personal experiences involving my car. Here's a little sample of what you can expect...