Re:Theory-building and why employee churn is lethal to softw...
by TeMPOraL on Wednesday January 11, 2023 @06:10PM
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Let's be clear on who the users are, then. In general, I see several different broad groups of stakeholders:
1. The developers who create the software.
2. The rest of the company developers work for, and possibly other people in other companies - who all make money selling or renting the software.
3. The actual users stuck with the software.
I'm not sure if Agile meant 3 > 1 and 2, or just pretended to, but actually meant 2 > 1, but your comment does read as advocating for 2 > 1 > 3, which is arguably the current industry standard.
1. The developers who create the software.
2. The rest of the company developers work for, and possibly other people in other companies - who all make money selling or renting the software.
3. The actual users stuck with the software.
I'm not sure if Agile meant 3 > 1 and 2, or just pretended to, but actually meant 2 > 1, but your comment does read as advocating for 2 > 1 > 3, which is arguably the current industry standard.