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APN Auckland Event 3 - What is Agile? The Agile vs Waterfall Debate

Date: 
Wed, 14/05/2008 - 17:00
City: 
Auckland
Place: 
Auckland Club, 34 Shortland St
Who: 
Gillian Clark - Fronde. Garth Hamilton, Darren McTigue - Assurity.

So what is Agile? ? Gillian Clark

Jim Highsmith (amongst other things, the director of the Agile Project Management Advisory Service for the Cutter Consortium) has said "Agile is a way of thinking, not a particular practice."Whilst this is true and very relevant ? it doesn?t really answer the question ?but what is Agile, with a capital A?.This presentation is aimed at explaining what agile is (from a software development perspective) and examines:Ø  Some of the flavors of AgileØ  Mentions the fours parts of the Agile ManifestoØ  The key features of any agile process 

Agile v Waterfall ? A debate
Facilitator ? Gillian Clark Debate ? Garth Hamilton and Darren McTigue

This debate will centre around the assumption that in waterfall we know the answer to the following questions.  Pro-waterfall (Darren) and pro-Agile (Garth) will debate the following questions:Ø  As a manager aren?t I just writing a blank cheque?Ø  How do I know I will get my development done on time?Ø  How do I know I am getting everything I am paying for?Ø  What does ?done? mean?Ø  How can I guarantee quality?