Companies using Scrum for development

[The_Equalizer]

I have used "Agile-lite" on a couple of projects (half-hearted implementations) so am no expert.

Just about to start a gig managing (testing of) three streams where one is using "Agile".

At the interview they spouted all the buzzwords but when I asked about business involvement in the testing (a key requirement from my understanding) there was a momentary blank stare followed by some bluster. Hey ho....

My last couple of places have been using the same 'agile-lite'. It does seem to be a nice little buzz word. I've also had to dabble with paired programming, which can be a bit of a mixed bag. There are a fair number of IT bods that aren't the most interactive of types. I couldn't imagine pair programming day after day. If nothing else who gets to choose what you look at on the web during those little time out sessions?

[swamp]

Lots of companies use agile. Many places however are not very good at it, for one reason or another, and are really just using 'agile' or 'SCRUM' as another meaningless buzzword.

[SueEllen]

My last couple of places have been using the same 'agile-lite'. It does seem to be a nice little buzz word. I've also had to dabble with paired programming, which can be a bit of a mixed bag. There are a fair number of IT bods that aren't the most interactive of types. I couldn't imagine pair programming day after day. If nothing else who gets to choose what you look at on the web during those little time out sessions?

You don't you both go for coffee, or one of you hops of to the toilet leaving the other in front of the computer.

Agile of any form is a pain when the client refuses to interact because they are in a** covering mode.

[MrGrunge]

Too often
scrum.equals(scrunge).

[thunderlizard]

I couldn't imagine pair programming day after day. If nothing else who gets to choose what you look at on the web during those little time out sessions?

You still get a computer each - it's just that 1 of the pair spends most of the day not at it. It would be a rare and disciplined XP-shop that didn't want you popping off to check your emails every hour or so.