I’m sure you’ve heard that phrase before. I’ve been
experiencing this over the last month. A potential client wants everything to
be just right before starting an
agile project – the right people, the right timing (working around multiple
vacations), and the right scheduling (have you ever tried to schedule executive
assessments one week out?!). It’s hard to get everything set up PERFECTLY before
you start an agile project, or any project for that matter.
My answer? Start anyway. You CEO and CTO will not be in the
same country for two more months? Start anyway (they can communicate via email, right?). You’re still missing two out of
ten planned staff? Start anyway. All the requirements aren’t yet fully vetted?
Start anyway. The servers/databases/other pieces of equipment aren’t yet
ordered? Start anyway.
There’s never going to be a PERFECT time. Projects involve
people, and people have lives. And, well, life is messy.
Funny. I’ve already posted about this once. Seems we often need to be reminded...
Just start. It's okay. It will work out.
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