The Curse of The Agile Software Factory

The curse of the Agile Software Factory Phillip Calçado ThoughtWorks http://fragmental.tw http://blog.fragmental.com.br http://www.thoughtworks.com

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A CONSULTANT’S LIFE

Project #1

•“Traditional” Company •High skilled developers •Adopting agile saved the project years ago

TO DO Doing Done como usuario eu quero fa como usuario eu quero fa como usuario eu quero fa

TO DO Doing Done como usuario eu quero fa como usuario eu quero fa

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Project #2

•Not-that-good team •Strict deadline •2 Architects •“A little bit” of up-front design to “reduce refactoring needs”

TO DO Doing Done como usuario eu quero fa como usuario eu quero fa

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Version 1.0 •All scope delivered •Ahead of schedule

Version 1.0 •All scope delivered •Ahead of schedule Version new thingies •Couple of 1.1 •After two iterations the team gives up: code is unreadable. Big rewrite coming next.

Causa Mortis?

Broken Cycles como usuario eu quero fa

Broken Cycle #1

Broken Cycle #1 =1 X/day

Broken Cycle #1 =1 X/day heaps of = X/day

Quebra de Ciclo #1 Constant Communication + Tests + Expressive Code

Quebra de Ciclo #1 Constant Communication + Shared Vision Tests + Expressive Code

Quebra de Ciclo #1 Constant Communication + Shared Vision Tests + Expressive Code Minimal Documentation

Quebra de Ciclo #1 Constant Communication + Shared Vision Tests + Expressive Code Waste Avoided Minimal Documentation

Quebra de Ciclo #1 Constant Communication + Shared Vision Tests + Expressive Code Minimal Documentation

Quebra de Ciclo #1 Constant Communication + Shared Vision Tests + Expressive Code

Broken Cycle #2

Broken Cycle #2 = $100 = $1

Broken Cycle #2 = $100 = No Way! = $1

Broken Cycle #2 Refactoring + Tests

Broken Cycle #2 Refactoring + Code Quality Tests

Broken Cycle #2 Refactoring + Code Quality Tests No need for BDUF

Broken Cycle #2 Refactoring + Code Quality Tests Waste Avoided No need for BDUF

Broken Cycle #2 Refactoring + Code Quality Tests No need for BDUF

Broken Cycle #2 Refactoring + Code Quality Tests

So... should we go Agile or not?

Yep, but you better pay attention to what you are doing.

...pay attention. Experience is the best guide you can get.

...pay attention. Learn the concepts.

...pay attention. No pain no gain.

...pay attention. Remeber: this is about software.

...pay attention. Try before removing practices.

...pay attention. Understand before removing practices.

...pay attention. Except if you are doing baby steps.

...pay attention. Be careful with agile consultants.

...pay attention. Only Continuous Improvement will save you.

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The Curse of The Agile Software Factory

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