Comments on: Self organization is chaos http://kanemar.com/2009/01/13/self-organization-is-chaos/ Adventures in Agile Software Development and Scrum Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:31:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Kane http://kanemar.com/2009/01/13/self-organization-is-chaos/#comment-13613 Kane Tue, 20 Jan 2009 06:18:20 +0000 http://kanemar.com/?p=257#comment-13613 I'm not trying to compare Scrum to third world traffic. I was trying to show how some simple rules can lead to complex (and chaotic) behavior ... much like the simple rules in Scrum can make the /behavior/ of a team look chaotic to an outside observer. I try hard not to draw analogies between creating software and anything else (art, cooking, music etc) having already tried that and failed. I’m not trying to compare Scrum to third world traffic. I was trying to show how some simple rules can lead to complex (and chaotic) behavior … much like the simple rules in Scrum can make the /behavior/ of a team look chaotic to an outside observer.

I try hard not to draw analogies between creating software and anything else (art, cooking, music etc) having already tried that and failed.

]]> By: James http://kanemar.com/2009/01/13/self-organization-is-chaos/#comment-13612 James Tue, 20 Jan 2009 06:09:37 +0000 http://kanemar.com/?p=257#comment-13612 I'm not sure you want to compare Scrum to traffic in third world countries. As organization drops, traffic at a given density achieves less and less throughput and is more and more dangerous. Possibly software can get created in the chaotic Scrum organization method, but if this metaphor is to be believed, there will be costs that almost certainly outweigh the benefit. I’m not sure you want to compare Scrum to traffic in third world countries. As organization drops, traffic at a given density achieves less and less throughput and is more and more dangerous. Possibly software can get created in the chaotic Scrum organization method, but if this metaphor is to be believed, there will be costs that almost certainly outweigh the benefit.

]]> By: carlton http://kanemar.com/2009/01/13/self-organization-is-chaos/#comment-13611 carlton Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:34:23 +0000 http://kanemar.com/?p=257#comment-13611 I like your metaphor of Vietnamese traffic! A interesting twist of "speak softly, but carry a big stick" ;) I like your metaphor of Vietnamese traffic! A interesting twist of “speak softly, but carry a big stick” ;)

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