From where I write, 2009 was a banner year for Scrum and agile. Not only did these project management methods continue to grow in popularity and usage, they importantly spread into the largest, most complex development environments (enterprise-sized companies). But looking at SDTimes’ recap of the past year, they dubbed last year “the year of the cloud.” Certainly, the rise of cloud computing has made a huge impact on the way we store and share information—there’s just no denying it. But it’s good to see that Scrum and agile are on the magazine’s radar for the coming year. The SDTimes staff is already expecting big things from agile in 2010. Here’s how they put it:
“Agile computing is maturing. It’s not just a manifesto anymore: Many development shops have adopted agile practices. Some have gone deep and are religious about Scrum, Extreme Programming or some other methodology. Others are guided more by the agile philosophy and have chosen elements of various methodologies to create their own lean practices. Only the most highly entrenched organizations are untouched by agile.
“The questions now: Where does agile go from here? Does it just fade into a set of best practices? Indeed, is there even an agile movement any longer? We’ll see changes and evolution here in 2010.”
Any predictions? Where do you think agile will go from here? What will see in the coming year? Please peer into your crystal ball and make your prediction in the comments section.
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This post was written by admin on February 2, 2010
