Comments on: Book Review: Balancing Agility and Discipline http://www.thekua.com/atwork/2008/04/book-review-balancing-agility-and-discipline/ thekua's reflections on work related topics Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:22:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Patrick http://www.thekua.com/atwork/2008/04/book-review-balancing-agility-and-discipline/comment-page-1/#comment-12146 Patrick Fri, 09 May 2008 13:08:11 +0000 http://www.thekua.com/atwork/2008/04/29/book-review-balancing-agility-and-discipline/#comment-12146 Derek - thanks for your comment and I hope you learn something from it. As Adrian points out, some of what they say appears misinformed. I personally think there are some gems still in there. Adrian - I hope that you do get a chance to read the book. I haven't seen the paper though I hope it's progressed since then. Good luck! Derek – thanks for your comment and I hope you learn something from it. As Adrian points out, some of what they say appears misinformed. I personally think there are some gems still in there.

Adrian – I hope that you do get a chance to read the book. I haven’t seen the paper though I hope it’s progressed since then. Good luck!

]]> By: A Punch Barrel of Links and Thoughts / Balancing Agility and Discipline http://www.thekua.com/atwork/2008/04/book-review-balancing-agility-and-discipline/comment-page-1/#comment-11452 A Punch Barrel of Links and Thoughts / Balancing Agility and Discipline Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:36:47 +0000 http://www.thekua.com/atwork/2008/04/29/book-review-balancing-agility-and-discipline/#comment-11452 [...] Looks like an interesting book to add to my reading queue “Balancing Agility and Discipline” by Barry Boehm and Richard Turner [...] [...] Looks like an interesting book to add to my reading queue “Balancing Agility and Discipline” by Barry Boehm and Richard Turner [...]

]]> By: Adrian http://www.thekua.com/atwork/2008/04/book-review-balancing-agility-and-discipline/comment-page-1/#comment-11445 Adrian Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:07:22 +0000 http://www.thekua.com/atwork/2008/04/29/book-review-balancing-agility-and-discipline/#comment-11445 I haven't read the book, but read the authors' paper of the same title. I found it woefully misinformed and commented on my blog <a href="http://thoughtadrian.blogspot.com/2008/02/agile-versus-discipline-sic.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. The authors attempt to assuage agile proponents by saying something like "when we say discipline, we're not saying agile is <i>not</i> disciplined", but ..." and then continue to use the term. Perhaps their book is more balanced. Somehow I doubt it. I'll wait until I can borrow a copy... I haven’t read the book, but read the authors’ paper of the same title. I found it woefully misinformed and commented on my blog here.

The authors attempt to assuage agile proponents by saying something like “when we say discipline, we’re not saying agile is not disciplined”, but …” and then continue to use the term.

Perhaps their book is more balanced. Somehow I doubt it. I’ll wait until I can borrow a copy…

]]> By: Derek Organ http://www.thekua.com/atwork/2008/04/book-review-balancing-agility-and-discipline/comment-page-1/#comment-11443 Derek Organ Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:33:43 +0000 http://www.thekua.com/atwork/2008/04/29/book-review-balancing-agility-and-discipline/#comment-11443 sounds interesting, shall have a read. Getting the balance right can be tricky in my experience. I think the bigger the company the less agile you become which is well known. Often though small companies need more disipline as by there nature they are less disiplined. sounds interesting, shall have a read. Getting the balance right can be tricky in my experience. I think the bigger the company the less agile you become which is well known. Often though small companies need more disipline as by there nature they are less disiplined.

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