Episode 6: Agility Unlimited

Guest: Jens Coldewey

Host: Dan Steinberg

In many domains and contexts, agile development is an accepted way to build software. How can we adapt agile methods to contexts in which they've not traditionally been used? Can we do that and succeed?

Developers in some contexts face different challenges. On some projects, teams are widely distributed across the globe. In others, developers work on embedded systems or other systems with high reliability demands, in which detailed up-front specification are the norm. In these contexts, agile methods can be harder to apply, because we have less experience applying them there.

At ooPSLA, noted patterns and agile methods expert Jens Coldewey is leading a workshop called Agile Unlimited? that will gather folks to discuss their experiences applying agile methods beyond the traditional boundaries. Participants will discuss the key issues, share patterns of success, and raise unanswered questions. How flexible must one be with methodology? What elements of agility must one retain in order to succeed? What new practices help?

In this podcast, Jens joins Daniel Steinberg of DimSumThinking to talk about agile development and its application outside the traditional walls that industry -- and we ourselves -- sometimes erect around it.