User Stories? Thanks but No

Re:User Stories? Thanks but No by namaria on Saturday May 20, 2023 @03:33AM (#36010077)

I think you're addressing an issue that is related to what I talked about in my comment. Rent seeking behavior of big software corporations that provide most of the base platforms and tooling drives a cottage industry of specialists that thrive in their shadow. There are consulting firms with revenue in the billions just working with 'cloud' platform. There are paas companies out there building on paas owned by a different company, which is in turn based on paas by another company. It's madness.

You're dead on with the business vs software cultural divide. It is both bred by this situation and a moat around it. I am trying to come up with a way to find profit in going against the grain, because I think this is the only way to drive change (or at least preserve my sanity).

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Re:User Stories? Thanks but No by bladelessninja2 on Saturday May 20, 2023 @09:58AM (#36011980)

> I am trying to come up with a way to find profit in going against the grain, because I think this is the only way to drive change (or at least preserve my sanity).

I know what you mean, but I think the profit is already there, with some good soft skills you can show your value to the client by doing it the right way. Although it won't be always pleasurable or smooth sail as you need to speak up or tell harsh words to others, but, you know, if there is no tension in bicycle chain it means you are not pedaling. Of course, you need to do it in gentle and respectful manner - that's why soft skills are so important.

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