Mama always told me, “Don’t download sketchy shit”. Mama was right.

It’s both. The word “Agile” is used for either depending on context.

To that end, it’s several “systems” depending on if it’s used for straight-software development in a department, or manufacturing with technological components, or an entire enterprise using Agile concepts (like SAFe). Each one could be slightly different, and each one is some variation on the philosophy.

What it differs from mostly is a phase-gate approach typified by project management, where a plan is made, a budget secured, and a timeline set. All of those things are of course present in Agile, just in different ways and not one-after-the-other.

The big difference is project management has been around forever; Agile just over twenty years. So the former is what everybody knows by default, the latter sounds very “woo woo” to a lot of people. I think that’s really what the comic is trying to say - Agile stuff sounds silly.

Good points all - I was just responding to a comic strip that I think meant to riff on the old, “what the customer wanted”, “how sales described it”, “what engineering proposed” etc. about project management but it just wasn’t finding the funny as it put the onus on Agile like isn’t this a silly discipline - well, no. :)

Ah, here it is:

Agile methodology is a defined framework for software development success. It helps teams adapt and solve specific needs at a given time and prioritizes accelerated time to market and the value of user insights. Agile is based upon a set of four values and twelve principles laid out in the Manifesto for Agile Software development.

Via https://builtin.com/agile

Turns out you can lie to AI because it’s not intelligent. Predictive text is fascinating with many R&D benefits, but people (usually product people) talking about it like a thinking thing are just off the rails.

No. Just, plain ol’ - no.

Waterfall method: talk about building a rocket for 5 years, build the rocket, rocket needs to be totally redesigned because we forgot to put a place for people to go - massive change reqeust, build new version. Project Delay: 27 years

Agile Method: a rocket is not software - do not use Agile

Kanban - kanban is agile

Scrum - scrum . . is also Agile. What are you doing, go back and do the waterfall one

Felix looks like a wonderful boy. And outside cats who make it seem to really love it.

But the fact of the matter is that outside cats very often do not make it for all manner of reasons. Indoor cats are protected and if they have a stimulating environment it’s much better for them and the wildlife that way.

I’d say “remember to spay and neuter your pets” but I’m sure everyone here is onboard with that already

Good hoomin

These are the good times.

Sup dawg. And, . . dog.

You see nothing!

Why is the job market so awful?

It’s a trap!

“Microsoft just said they couldn’t reproduce it without providing any details,” Koroin told TechCrunch in an online chat. “Microsoft might have noticed my tweet because a few hours ago they reopen [sic] one of my reports that I had submitted several months ago.”

lol

Cool, thanks for the link!

Oh you’ll pay. Don’t think you won’t pay. Ohhhhh yes.

Preach it

Take a lap

Rock it, Iz!

I’m sorting by New and it’s in there 10-15? Times. I’m wondering if it’s spam or a scam now.