On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 12:42 AM, Anthony <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 2:22 AM, Anthony <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 1:23 AM, William Pietri <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > >> On 02/28/2010 09:36 PM, Mike.lifeguard wrote: > >> > On 37-01--10 03:59 PM, William Pietri wrote: > >> > > >> >> I've reported when I thought I had something to report > >> >> > >> > I think the problem here is that you haven't reported any > >> > accomplishments because there haven't been any. > >> > > >> > >> We've got some stuff that is probably done. But we can't actually show > >> it, and we can't prove that it's done, so yes, giving people a progress > >> report saying "things are probably better now but you can't see" didn't > >> seem so helpful. > >> > > > > "Going hand in hand with iterative design is evolutionary delivery. > Twenty > > years ago, the norm was for projects to take years to deliver useful > > software; now, that’s unthinkable. In evolutionary delivery, we schedule > > many short revision cycles; as often as every couple of weeks, you get a > new > > version to use, test, and critique. And at the beginning of every cycle, > you > > have the opportunity to set your priorities for the next version. This > lets > > you start using the high-priority features right away, and makes sure > that > > your software meets your needs. As an added bonus, you are never left > > wondering, "What are those guys doing?" When you see concrete results on > a > > regular basis, there’s no mystery." > > > > http://www.scissor.com/aboutus.htm#philosophy > > > > I should clarify that that quote just happened to catch my eye, and that > it's totally off-topic and unrelated to anything of importance. > > Actually, in hindsight, I shouldn't be posting when I'm in my current > under-rested state. > > Are you kidding? That quote is spot on. _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
