Are you shipping faster than you learn, or learning faster than you ship?
Learn the risks of practicing "agile" theater and iterating your product without direction.
On this week's episode, John Cutler joins Chris Saad and Yaniv Bernstein to discuss:
- Why so many teams get Agile wrong
- Pros and cons of Agile vs. Waterfall
- The dangers of practicing Agile by the book vs. based on experience
- Combining Agile and Waterfall: Wagile
- Book Recommendation: How Big Things Get Done
- The importance of planning and strategic vision
If you're ready to get things done while avoiding iterative dead-ends, this episode is for you.
Book Recommendation Link: https://a.co/d/f4NWJDA
00:00 Intro
00:55 On Today's Show
02:30 Defining Agile and Waterfall
05:48 Pros of Agile
09:16 Cons of Agile
12:51 Doing Agile Well
29:17 Final Thoughts and Wrap-Up
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