Comments on: Please don’t chase Waterfalls http://blog.danmcweeney.com/60 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 09:11:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Eugene Nizker http://blog.danmcweeney.com/60/comment-page-1#comment-12203 Eugene Nizker Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:02:08 +0000 http://blog.danmcweeney.com/60#comment-12203 Thank you for re-stating what I've said in more direct terms. And thanks a lot for picking both main ideas of that post: 1. A deterministic vs. partially-deterministic nature of our profession. 2. A "Heisenberg uncertainly principal" of IT systems (as far as I remember, I used analogy with Planck's constant that quantitatively defines this principle, but I think your phrasing is better). Truly, Eugene Nizker Thank you for re-stating what I’ve said in more direct terms. And thanks a lot for picking both main ideas of that post:

1. A deterministic vs. partially-deterministic nature of our profession.

2. A “Heisenberg uncertainly principal” of IT systems (as far as I remember, I used analogy with Planck’s constant that quantitatively defines this principle, but I think your phrasing is better).

Truly,
Eugene Nizker

]]> By: dan http://blog.danmcweeney.com/60/comment-page-1#comment-6463 dan Thu, 06 Dec 2007 08:40:02 +0000 http://blog.danmcweeney.com/60#comment-6463 @thomas - Thanks much for the Zed Shaw link will try and digest that essay tomorrow. Sometimes people over complicate things -- I wish they wouldn't. -d @thomas –
Thanks much for the Zed Shaw link will try and digest that essay tomorrow. Sometimes people over complicate things — I wish they wouldn’t.
-d

]]> By: Thomas http://blog.danmcweeney.com/60/comment-page-1#comment-6461 Thomas Thu, 06 Dec 2007 07:32:56 +0000 http://blog.danmcweeney.com/60#comment-6461 Completely agree with you. I like Zed Shaw's point of view which differentiates between two type of projects: 1) Implementation 2) Invention (http://www.zedshaw.com/essays/c2i2_hypothesis.html). Implementation projects can be successfully done using a waterfall approach but inventions should be done in an iterative fashion. This maps nicely with you "Roll out" and "I think I need..." examples. Completely agree with you. I like Zed Shaw’s point of view which differentiates between two type of projects: 1) Implementation 2) Invention (http://www.zedshaw.com/essays/c2i2_hypothesis.html). Implementation projects can be successfully done using a waterfall approach but inventions should be done in an iterative fashion. This maps nicely with you “Roll out” and “I think I need…” examples.

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