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On 05/12/2018 05:51 PM, Niklas Holsti wrote:
> 
> I've not worked in any (formally) agile projects, so my view may be idealised. 
> But AIUI, the first step is certainly not coding; it is to talk in depth with 
> the customer about the background and overall aims of the SW project, find out 
> what seems to be a good *minimum* set of functionality to start from, formalise 
> requirements *only* for that part, and then implement it, in the first sprint.

"[T]he [Agile] idea that it's bad to spend an
appropriate time at the beginning of the project
to clarify the overall requirements and design ..."

"... the Agile catechism: we're Agile, we
don't need to stop and think, we just go ahead
and code!"

Bertrand Meyer

-- 
Jeff Carter
"Death awaits you all, with nasty, big, pointy teeth!"
Monty Python & the Holy Grail
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