Agile vs. agile versus Versus
Oh man. Here I go again, contradicting myself. I love it. Means I am not becoming a cog.
Okay, Barely Good Enough (see previous posts) is not insightful. I realized this suddenly, while thinking of how insightful it is. It is a cool concept but it is not a new concept. It is (as things are so often in the PM/SD world), repackaged and dressed up basics. It is not even Barely Good Enough. It is correct. There is no element of worth here, no judgement as to virtue or value. It is only articulated to clue people into what they might be doing wrong, and in at least one case, cause a poor unfortunate PMP to UNlearn all she had learned in an effort to become the agile magician she wanted to be.
If a shirt fits, it does not fit Barely Good Enough. If a map gets me from A to B in the most efficient (or pleasing, depending on my intent) way possible, it is not Barely Good Enough. These things are accurate. They are built to suit. They are correct. The world is custom. There are no Universals. I think this article may be barely good enough, but I know it will NOT be Barely Good Enough.
It is about the level of appropriate detail. Barely Good Enough as a mantra limits us. There is nothing wrong with thinking outside the box because you like what you do, or do not understand, or want to stir things up and keep them exciting.
I prefer appropriate and informed. Who are we to tell a Client, asking for a detailed WBS with float calculated, that it does not fit the model we use? They are the Client. We have to adapt to them and they are part of the team. Give and take, in an appropriate and informed manner. Maybe we ask why they want the WBS and can offer something else, or maybe we ask and then deliver. Either way, at least we are recognizing that things change, are dynamic, and that what works today might not work tomorrow. Is that not Agile? Is it not agile?
Keep Software Development human. Appropriate and informed. People over process. Intellect before expectations or presuppositions.
My 2 cents, today. Tomorrow, I change my mind again 
Best,
Josh
