Sometimes someone manages to articulate exactly what I feel about a topic before I even figure out I need to post about it. Sort of steals my thunder. But in this case, a tip o’the hat to Eric Sink of SourceGear who, in a lengthy post about software requirements produced the following gem that really sums up my feelings about agile development methods:
I’ll admit that the body of wisdom literature produced by the Agile movement has some very good stuff in it. But Agile is no different from any other major religion like Christianity or Buddhism. You can learn some great principles and practices there, but formally becoming a member is a decision that should not be made lightly.
