Still not dead.. Agile.

It’s about time we all had a serious word with ourselves about just how utterly stupid Agile is. It doesn’t get things done quicker, but it does get things done with an extra level of crap. Crap because some pencil pushers somewhere think that they can save a bunch of money by not testing their products before the go to market, thus both saving cash and getting there faster. The problem is you end up releasing crap to the market and pishing off your customers... In the last week these examples just re-inforce what seem to be blindingly obvious to me.

 Another software bug with another new Google product is bad news for everyone https://apple.news/AR1nENg29Qqin2USEQz4dxA

 Apple's head designer Jony Ive says he 'hears' your MacBook criticism https://apple.news/ACjprelvyTASm6Vcc707RTQ

 Apple's had a shockingly bad week of software problems https://apple.news/AU9y7k5RbRX29xiqtfIxTIw

 Microsoft Might Have Helped HP Install Spyware on Users’ Windows Computers https://apple.news/ANRvSUYpgN4ScVj2jO3YydQ

 Uber Says The Names, Email Addresses, And Mobile Phone Numbers Of 2.7 Million People In The UK Were Compromised In A Data Breach https://apple.news/AyDo3InMDRVGa0h3w4U8AyA

 You don’t have to look too far to find plenty more examples of corner cutting resulting in problems. Stop giving us rubbish stuff that leaves us open to hackers or just doesn’t do what it’s supposed to. We’d all do a bit better if we stopped being “Agile” and actually did some quality work instead.

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