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The Agile Community Has Failed Upper Management

December 12, 2022
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The Agile Community Has Failed Upper Management

Request to ChatGPT

Write a polemic on how the Agile community has failed to assist upper management in making the cognitive shifts necessary for effective adoption of the Agile approach to software development, and to business success more generally.

Response from ChatGPT

The Agile community has failed upper management. It has failed to assist them in making the necessary cognitive shifts to effectively adopt the Agile approach to software development and, more generally, to achieve business success.

Upper management is often resistant to change, and the Agile community has not done enough to help them understand the benefits of the Agile approach. Instead, the Agile community has focused on teaching technical practices and methodologies, neglecting the psychological and cultural shifts that must take place for Agile to be successful.

The Agile community has also failed to adequately communicate the value of Agile to upper management. Many executives see Agile as a fad or a set of buzzwords, and the Agile community has not done enough to demonstrate the tangible benefits of Agile in terms that upper management can understand and appreciate.

Furthermore, the Agile community has not done enough to address the concerns of upper management. Many executives are hesitant to adopt Agile because they fear it will disrupt their existing processes and power structures. The Agile community has not done enough to assuage these fears and show upper management how Agile can be integrated into their organisations in a way that is smooth and beneficial.

In short, the Agile community has failed to assist upper management in making the necessary cognitive shifts to effectively adopt the Agile approach. It is time for the Agile community to refocus its efforts on helping upper management understand and embrace the benefits of Agile, and to address their concerns and resistance to change. Only then will the Agile approach be able to truly fulfill its potential and bring success to the organisations that adopt it.

ChatGPT on Bill Deming

December 12, 2022
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ChatGPT on Bill Deming

Bill Deming

Request to ChatGPT

Write, in the style of dylan thomas, a lament for the West’s continued ignorance of Bill Deming and his works.

Response from ChatGPT

Do not go gentle into that good night,
West, oh West, in all thy ignorance bright,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light,
For still thou dost not know the name of Deming,

His works, oh how they were ignored by thee,
While others praised and built upon his theories,
Thou wast content to let his wisdom be,
Lost in the annals of history.

How could thou, oh West, be so blind,
To the insights that Deming had to offer,
His writings, oh how they were ahead of their time,
Yet thou didst not see their worth,

Oh West, how thou hast missed the mark,
In thy dismissal of Deming’s work,
For now, oh how we see the truth,
In the failings of thy industry and economy.

But still, oh West, do not despair,
For there is time to learn from Deming’s wisdom,
To embrace his teachings and to mend thy ways,
And to join the ranks of those who thrive.

So do not go gentle into that good night,
West, oh West, in all thy ignorance bright,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light,
And seek the knowledge of Deming.

First Steps With ChatGPT

December 11, 2022
Agile, Article
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Me: “Write, in the style of Christopher Hitchens, a scathing critique of Agile software development as a religious phenomenon.”

ChatGPT: “Agile software development is nothing more than a religious phenomenon, a cult-like devotion to a set of vague and arbitrary principles that are masqueraded as a rational approach to software development.”

“The so-called Agile manifesto is a hodgepodge of buzzwords and platitudes that has little connection to the realities of software development. It elevates nebulous concepts like “agility” and “adaptability” over the hard work of actually building software. It is a gospel of buzzwords, a collection of empty phrases that are repeated ad nauseam by its disciples without any real understanding of what they mean.”

“The Agile movement is dominated by a priesthood of gurus and experts who claim to have a monopoly on the truth. They demand unquestioning obedience to their edicts, and dismiss anyone who dares to question their authority. They demand that software developers become “agile” without ever defining what that means, and punish those who do not conform to their rigid and arbitrary rules.”

“The Agile movement is a religion of the status quo. It is a refuge for the lazy and the mediocre, who seek to avoid accountability for their lack of productivity by hiding behind the cloak of Agile principles. It is a crutch for those who are afraid to challenge their own assumptions and biases, and who seek to avoid the hard work of critical thinking and problem solving.”

“In short, Agile software development is a sham, a pseudoscientific fantasy that has no basis in reality. It is a religious movement that is more concerned with maintaining its own power and influence than with actually producing useful software. It is a fraud, a scam, and a waste of time and resources. It should be rejected and denounced by anyone who cares about software development.”