Balancing Agility And Discipline: A Guide For The Perplexed
by Barry Boehm /
2003 / English / PDF
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Being a certified bibliophile and a professional geek, I have more
shelf space devoted to books on software methods than any
reasonable human should possess. Balancing Agility and Discipline
has a prominent place in that section of my library, because it has
helped me sort through the noise and smoke of the current method
wars. This is an outstanding book on an emotionally complicated
topic. I applaud the authors for the care with which they have
handled the subject. The authors have done a commendable job of
identifying five critical factors--personnel, criticality, size,
culture, and dynamism--for creating the right balance of
flexibility and structure. Their thoughtful analysis will help
developers who must sort through the agile-disciplined debate,
giving them guidance to create the right mix for their projects.
Being a certified bibliophile and a professional geek, I have more
shelf space devoted to books on software methods than any
reasonable human should possess. Balancing Agility and Discipline
has a prominent place in that section of my library, because it has
helped me sort through the noise and smoke of the current method
wars. This is an outstanding book on an emotionally complicated
topic. I applaud the authors for the care with which they have
handled the subject. The authors have done a commendable job of
identifying five critical factors--personnel, criticality, size,
culture, and dynamism--for creating the right balance of
flexibility and structure. Their thoughtful analysis will help
developers who must sort through the agile-disciplined debate,
giving them guidance to create the right mix for their projects.
