http://www.agileweboperations.com/giving-up-or-not/ Helping web developers and operations bridge the deployment gap Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:00:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.agileweboperations.com/giving-up-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-1877 Matthias Marschall Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:24:07 +0000 http://www.agileweboperations.com/?p=1696#comment-1877 Mark, such projects are some of the worst. Sounds like a dead end to me if it is not possible to define the goal more clearly. What are the obstacles to find out more about the goal? If there is no worthwhile goal, quitting would be the better option (this is so much easier to say than to do, I know...) Mark, such projects are some of the worst. Sounds like a dead end to me if it is not possible to define the goal more clearly. What are the obstacles to find out more about the goal? If there is no worthwhile goal, quitting would be the better option (this is so much easier to say than to do, I know…)

]]> http://www.agileweboperations.com/giving-up-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-1876 Mark W Schumann Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:36:17 +0000 http://www.agileweboperations.com/?p=1696#comment-1876 I'm dealing with a project now where the problem is motivational--it's hard to figure out what the project is for or who is supposed to benefit. That seems to be a hard line separating failure from a simple dip. You can't succeed by working harder or faster or more cleverly when the very concept of success is unknowable! I’m dealing with a project now where the problem is motivational–it’s hard to figure out what the project is for or who is supposed to benefit. That seems to be a hard line separating failure from a simple dip. You can’t succeed by working harder or faster or more cleverly when the very concept of success is unknowable!

]]> http://www.agileweboperations.com/giving-up-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-1871 Matthias Marschall Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:26:52 +0000 http://www.agileweboperations.com/?p=1696#comment-1871 Yes, that's the big question. I guess, only your gutt feel can tell you: Do you still fully believe in what you are doing? Is it still worth pursuing, even though its tougher than expected? If you can answer both questions with YES, then it might be a dip, otherwise a dead end. Yes, that’s the big question. I guess, only your gutt feel can tell you: Do you still fully believe in what you are doing? Is it still worth pursuing, even though its tougher than expected? If you can answer both questions with YES, then it might be a dip, otherwise a dead end.

]]> http://www.agileweboperations.com/giving-up-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-1870 Mark W Schumann Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:09:50 +0000 http://www.agileweboperations.com/?p=1696#comment-1870 Obviously, Matthias, the big question is how can you distinguish between failure and a "dip"? Other than in hindsight. Obviously, Matthias, the big question is how can you distinguish between failure and a “dip”? Other than in hindsight.

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