[bumby]

It really seems like both sides talk past each other. If you talk to agile advocate about how to implement it in something safety critical that requires good documentation, they’re quick to point out agile isn’t anti-documentation, it’s anti-wasteful-documentation. A good process focus is also always trying to reduce waste. Likewise, a process focused advocate would say the focus needs to be on what the customer requires: working software.

The issue seems to be both sides provide cover for incompetence. Agile folks can eschew tools that help identify and mitigate risks because it’s ignorance masquerading as efficiency. Process folks can focus too much on the process itself when they don’t understand how to track what’s really important.