No delivery approach will overcome fundamental issues such as:
* premature commitments
* insane constraints
* lack of resources
* ineffective or inefficient decision making
* ineffective sponsorship
* poor product management
and a laundry list of other evils...
Adaptive lifecycles are also not appropriate for certain projects, for example, those where requirements are fixed and unchangeable OR where a single change release is the only option
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Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
No, thanks God or any other force you believe governs the Universe, because I always worked on initiatives to implement Agile as the leader or head of the initiative. Do not fail is simple, here the steps: 1-understand what Agile really is: You can apply Agile with any type of life cycle, for any type of product, at enterprise wide first which is the place from where Agile was born. 2-explain to the people that are hiring you to implement Agile that Agile is nothing they beleive it is. Is not low cost, is not deliver faster, is not no documentation, is not makeing changes when they want, etc. This is the first thing I did from 1995 up to date. If after the presentation they decide not work with me no problem. If I do not do that then I am "dead on arrive (DOA)". 3-understand that everything you introduce into an organization will impact the organization as a whole because it is impossible to be successful without using systemic thinking. Mainly if you are trying to use Agile. Then, you must make an impact analysis which is an activity that belongs to business analysis (just to add information) and it is named "needs assessment" (PMI) or "strategy analysis" (IIBA). Saving Changes...
Drew CraigSr. Agile & Product Coach| VanguardPhiladelphia, Pa, United States
Often it seems the notion of calling something Agile, makes it so, while in reality, it's the same it was, only different, with an Agile bow tied around it. Lipstick on a pig. Whatever you want to call it. This is also seemingly often a 1:1 correlation with those who feel it is a magic solve-it-all potion. Saving Changes...
Not if you're a vampire. Agile is anything but a quick silver bullet. Saving Changes...
Anton OosthuizenSenior Business Analyst / Project Manager| Self EmployedPretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Definitely not a silver bullet and like anything else we might attempt in life it could turn out to be a complete failure if not understood, implemented and controlled correctly. My personal belief is that one of the major reasons Agile fails is because some see it as a shortcut to success i.e. ah now I can do less for more approach. It is typically associated with the "Agile or nothing" thinking. Saving Changes...
Carla CarterCEO| Carla Carter & Associates, Inc.Phoenix, Az, United States
I agree with anton...It is not a silver bullet. It is not a shortcut to success. Has some great new tools, but is still like waterfall in that it brings order and prioritization. That is paramount. Saving Changes...
Eric SimmsSenior Program ManagerBaltimore, Maryland, United States
In my experience the people who consider Agile a 'silver bullet' are usually high-level managers who have heard about Agile but don't understand what's required to make it successful. They hope Agile will miraculously fix their organization's problems without them having to do anything. When Agile inevitably fails to fix everything, usually due to the aforementioned organizational problems, the managers claim Agile is a sham. Of course, adopting Agile even though it will won't succeed in their environment gives these managers a few months of breathing space, and when Agile fails they can blame all their problems on it.
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2 replies by Justus N and Kevin Drake
Aug 16, 2018 12:05 PM
Justus N
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Yup
Aug 16, 2018 6:59 PM
Kevin Drake
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Spot on mate
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Farouq ZaababResearcher, Coach, Trainer, Consultant| FreelancerSohar, Oman
Thanks everyone for contributing to this discussion. I am glad to see that we all agree that Agile is no silver bullet. Saving Changes...
Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
Just to comment, nothing is a silver bullet. To be or not to be a silver bullet depends on the organization that are searching for using something, not about the technology itself. Saving Changes...
RAJESH K LProject Manager, PMP| Bharat Electronics, Bengaluru, IndiaBengaluru, Karnataka, India
