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Agile methodology in the wild

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Agile methodologies like Scrum sound amazingly efficient when presented by people who have implemented them in a non-hostile environment. But conditions are not always perfect, and things can sometimes go wrong. One of the key features of agile project methodologies is that they have different types of meetings . Each different type of meeting has a very specific function. They can become tedious and unproductive if they deviate from the prescribed form and function. With that in mind, let's look at the different types of meeting, how they are meant to work, and what can go wrong. Three Amigos     © Copyright  Peter Trimming  and licensed for  reuse  under this  Creative Commons Licence . Three Amigos This is a relatively new type of meeting in the agile toolkit, and was developed in 2013 . Essentially, this is a meeting during which the business analyst (BA) presents the requirements and tests for a new feature. The Three Amigos (BA, developer, and QA...