Comments on: Impressionism Parallels http://pliantalliance.org/2006/08/01/impressionism-parallels/ Think. Evaluate. Change. Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:02:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dave Nicolette http://pliantalliance.org/2006/08/01/impressionism-parallels/comment-page-1/#comment-115 Dave Nicolette Tue, 08 Aug 2006 18:59:07 +0000 http://pliantalliance.org/?p=38#comment-115 Setting aside for a moment the still-open debate about whether Satie was a precursor to Debussy, I like the parallel Gorman draws. As agile thinking becomes more and more mainstreamed, people are apt to start wondering what all the fuss is about. I look forward to the day when we don't need buzzwords like "agile" because the IT industry is using effective practices routinely. When that happens, don't expect a Thank You from the converted. I suspect they won't even realize their thinking has changed. I've noticed that very phenomenon on a small scale where I work. I share an anecdote about how agile thinking has bled over into a traditional group, and how they don't even realize they have changed, <a href="http://www.davenicolette.net/agile/index.blog?entry_id=1521085" rel="nofollow">in this post</a>, for whatever it's worth. Setting aside for a moment the still-open debate about whether Satie was a precursor to Debussy, I like the parallel Gorman draws. As agile thinking becomes more and more mainstreamed, people are apt to start wondering what all the fuss is about. I look forward to the day when we don’t need buzzwords like “agile” because the IT industry is using effective practices routinely. When that happens, don’t expect a Thank You from the converted. I suspect they won’t even realize their thinking has changed.

I’ve noticed that very phenomenon on a small scale where I work. I share an anecdote about how agile thinking has bled over into a traditional group, and how they don’t even realize they have changed, in this post, for whatever it’s worth.

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