On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 2:22 AM, Anthony
<wikimail(a)inbox.org> wrote:
On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 1:23 AM, William Pietri
<william(a)scissor.com
wrote:
On 02/28/2010 09:36 PM, Mike.lifeguard wrote:
On 37-01--10 03:59 PM, William Pietri wrote:
> I've reported when I thought I had something to report
>
I think the problem here is that you haven't reported any
accomplishments because there haven't been any.
We've got some stuff that is probably done. But we can't actually show
it, and we can't prove that it's done, so yes, giving people a progress
report saying "things are probably better now but you can't see"
didn't
seem so helpful.
"Going hand in hand with iterative design is evolutionary delivery.
Twenty
years ago, the norm was for projects to take
years to deliver useful
software; now, that’s unthinkable. In evolutionary delivery, we schedule
many short revision cycles; as often as every couple of weeks, you get a
new
version to use, test, and critique. And at the
beginning of every cycle,
you
have the opportunity to set your priorities for
the next version. This
lets
you start using the high-priority features right
away, and makes sure
that
your software meets your needs. As an added
bonus, you are never left
wondering, "What are those guys doing?" When you see concrete results on
a
I should clarify that that quote just happened to catch my eye, and that
it's totally off-topic and unrelated to anything of importance.
Actually, in hindsight, I shouldn't be posting when I'm in my current
under-rested state.