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: 3, Funny) by Phoenix666 on Wednesday November 18 2015, @03:29PM
Haha wow, I was being flippant and you really did mean Live Action Role Playing.
Well, I agree with what you're saying. Most business is about "meme of the month." Most human activity that I've been involved in, actually, from government to non-profit to grassroots. Even academia. Scientists might say they're data driven, but they too need to play meme of the month to get grant money.
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: 1) by nitehawk214 on Wednesday November 18 2015, @04:00PM
I am glad I am not the only one that thought I had misunderstood a new entry in Buzzword Weekly.
"Don't you ever miss the days when you used to be nostalgic?" -Loiosh