Chapter 6. The Crystal Methodologies


This chapter describes how I resolved the dilemmas involved in methodology design: the difficulty of communication, the need for people to be people within the methodology, and the need for multiple methodologies.

I chose to construct a family of methodologies, along with principles for tuning them. This is not a kit of methodology parts for you to assemble on your own but a set of samples that you adjust to your circumstances.

Crystal is the family name for the methodologies. As with geological crystals, each has a different color and hardness, corresponding to the project size and criticality: Clear, Yellow, Orange, Orange Web, Red, Magenta, Blue, and so on. Each one

  • Is people- and communication-centric

  • Gets adjusted to fit its particular setting

  • Works from the project tolerance level and the bottleneck activities to an answer that matches the project ecosystem

This chapter describes three members of the Crystal family that have been put to use on live projects: Crystal Clear, Crystal Orange, and Crystal Orange Web. For each one, I

  • Describe the project characteristics for which the methodology is appropriate

  • Describe the methodology itself

  • Reflect on the construction of the methodology

The reason for including this chapter is to show one way of working through the problems and principles surrounding methodology design and to give you something to copy and alter when you start on your own.

The Crystal Methodologies

SHAPING THE CRYSTAL FAMILY

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Core Crystal Elements

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CRYSTAL CLEAR

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Brief Description of Crystal Clear

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Reflection About Crystal Clear

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CRYSTAL ORANGE

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Brief Description of Crystal Orange

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Reflection About Crystal Orange

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CRYSTAL ORANGE WEB

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Brief Description of Crystal Orange Web

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Reflection about Crystal Orange Web

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WHAT SHOULD I DO TOMORROW?

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Agile Software Development. The Cooperative Game
Agile Software Development: The Cooperative Game (2nd Edition)
ISBN: 0321482751
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 126

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