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Re:An epic treatise on scheduling, bug tracking, and triage by platform on Thursday December 14, 2017 @11:08AM (#15923346)
Agile is meant to be used for non-software delivery projects as well.

In your view, with the parts you crossed out (including the physiological/motivational structures)-- would Agile still be widely applicable outside of the software-oriented projects?

Couple of, say, hypothetical examples, perhaps for non-software projects

-- developing & submitting scientific grant application

-- organizing a non-trivial longitudinal survey

-- looking for college for kids

-- designing a motorcycle with unique frame/engine layout

-- planning and shooting a movie

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Re:An epic treatise on scheduling, bug tracking, and triage by apenwarr on Thursday December 14, 2017 @11:30AM (#15923557)
In my opinion (and you should take it as an opinion :)), the "good parts" of Agile are the same for both software and non-software projects. Estimation, strict prioritization, and (automated) progress tracking are the keys to any successful project management.
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