The New Fragile Manifesto
What can I say? Kent Beck is right. In principle at least. Like when he says that a manifesto is there to be revised from time to time. Which is what he just did at the Startup Lessons Learned conference by coming up with a new Agile Manifesto.
He errs content-wise, of course. So, here we are – revising the Fragile Manifesto and creating The New Fragile Manifesto:
A hidden agenda and chaos over jail-like isolation (or individuals and interactions)
Constant ignorance over strict rules (or working software)
Namby-pamby confrontation over healthy ignorance (or customer collaboration)
Screaming out loud over simply telling others to Shut Up (or responding to change)
No big deal? Very true. Time to live up to it.
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June 29, 2010 at 639
Hey Guys,
I am very pleased that this philosophy is developing continuously. This is evolution and revolution in one. This gives the movement of the fragile development, Denkkonzept of fear-driven projects and the cooperative collaboration between management and developers a whole new direction.
For this I should like, on behalf of my company and on behalf of all developers and many thanks!
Since my last report has already gone some time. I would like to take as a reason you give a brief Ubersicht, what we have been working conceptually at Scream deeper into the minds of all project staff (manager, manager assistant, assistant manager assistant, works council, product owners, Scream Master, architects, analysts, volunteers, students, trainees, quality manager and developer of the anchor), to be.
When I find a special mention here our concept of the “hero of labor”! Of course we were not the first to have used this approach. Our former class enemy had made remarkable experience in this area and optimized its entire national economy to world market levels. (We all know the story – nor could before the class enemy to overtake us in the West deserved to catch up without collapsing the class enemy. I can only speculate, but perhaps it would be the class enemy with Scream and the “hero of labor” really succeeded in the rest of the world economically depend. Pure speculation.)
But back to our implementation of the “hero of labor”:
1st Objectives:
* The creation of role models.
* Lighthouse staff: The operation may be oriented other.
* Antecedents of the ultimate will to absolute success.
* Above-average performance live and colleagues carried away to make the impossible possible.
2nd Implementation
* Recognize and reward outstanding achievements:
* eg with seat cushions for the wooden benches – more comfort for performers at a 18-hour working day
* Your own coffee cup – instead of paper cups.
* Warm coffee and fresh milk – instead of tap water with canned milk.
* Free access to the toilet – they must no longer be number drawn.
* allowed to eat with the management together in the canteen go.
* Current “hero of labor” – portrait photos in every workplace, in every course and every meeting room. “Hero of Labour” – shirts and caps are being planned.
* Singing together (before the Scream-Meeting) in honor of “Hero of Work”.
* “Hero of Work” – will be awarded certificate of performance multipliers.
3rd Results
* Much better internal competition: At last an end to this nonsense team.
* Absolute willingness of colleagues with bladder weakness.
* Maintenance of clear hierarchies.
* make-tea drinkers converts superhuman.
* The Arbeitsathmosphäre offices in the metropolitan area has improved considerably. It has become much calmer. Less communication among staff, more direct instructions from management.
* Your own coffee cup is to have become one insignia of power. This is a prerequisite for promotion.
* There is a downside: The first “hero of labor” is now slowly taking solid food to him. A regrettable incident. Nothing more. Unfortunately, an all too human phenomenon: power explosions and their appreciation to provoke envy among colleagues.
Perhaps it even creates the concept “hero of labor” in the official tool box of Scream. It would be a huge pleasure to have also done our part in the development of anxiety-driven development.
Remains stretched like a rubber band, I mean loyal readers will soon report the latest news …
Please excuse my bad English.
Greeting
Dr. vet. (VRC) Patrick P. Klotzfuß