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Ah, it has finally happened: the first publication that has declared that Scrum is dead. Apparently, the over-paid consultants have relieved the under-clued bosses of all the money they can, so it's time for the next fad.
Scrum works, of course. Just about any software development methodology works, as long as you have good people working in a disciplined team. If you have a lousy team, adopting the latest fad isn't going to help you.
Iterative development is an old technique. I knew of it as far back as the 1980's, but writing this submission, I see that it has roots much farther back. In software, all the way back to the 1950s. In product development generally, it goes back at least to the 1930's, when Walter Shewhard proposed short "plan, do, study, act" cycles for product improvement.
So: let's take bets. What will the next fad be? TFA says it will be the "open development method". What do Soylentils think the consultants will be selling our bosses in five years?
(Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 18 2015, @02:44PM
Forsooth! Borgorroth of Coolswordorroth shimmies for no feature request! But do not tread into the COBOL directory, in it sleeps an ancient dragon that will smite all that awaken it!
Roll for initiative.
(Score: 2) by VLM on Wednesday November 18 2015, @02:54PM
And then the managers walk out the SCRUM meeting room door and its back to "management by shouting" or "management by firefighting" or whatever and all the SCRUM and/or fake english accents are gone.
(Score: 3, Funny) by Phoenix666 on Wednesday November 18 2015, @03:39PM
As a manager, I've always really wanted to try "management by cattle prod."
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: 2) by VLM on Wednesday November 18 2015, @08:03PM
"And if you finish this goal on time, you get to zap me"
Oh wait I bet thats not what you were thinking LOL.
(Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Wednesday November 18 2015, @08:52PM
How did you know the games we play out West?
Washington DC delenda est.