This is going to be a wordy answer - I'm still working some of this out for myself. I put the original post up because it had challenged me and I didn't have the answers.
The points of the manifesto itself express a set of preferences. The video opened me to the idea that these might not be the same 4 key preferences that a different group would have seen as important. If anything I'd like to see a slightly kinder interpretation of favoring Individuals and Interactions.
The challenges raised in the video relate mostly to what has been built on top of some of the phrases in the principles rather than the wording of the manifesto itself.
The ones I can resonate most with are:
"Business people and developers must work together daily throughout the project." doesn't mean the same things to everyone and it's a real pressure on people who work part-time or have carer responsibilities for example. Geographically disparate teams and time-zones are hard. Even with modern tools.
"Build projects around motivated individuals." raises questions about what counts as motivation is different for different people. That can all too easily turn into a stick for beating people up with.
"The most efficient and effective method of conveying information to and within a development team is face-to-face conversation." That has lead to a bunch of practices from stand-ups to pair programming that are easier for people that are physically located near each other and are at a similar level of a power dynamic.
The video talks a bit about power dynamics. It reinforces something that I have to keep reminding myself - that it is far too easy for me to dismiss or minimize the impact of ones that don't apply to me.
I'd like to see more of "Give them the environment and support they need" which is in there but doesn't always seem to get the same emphasis as other bits.
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This is going to be a wordy answer - I'm still working some of this out for myself. I put the original post up because it had challenged me and I didn't have the answers.
The points of the manifesto itself express a set of preferences. The video opened me to the idea that these might not be the same 4 key preferences that a different group would have seen as important. If anything I'd like to see a slightly kinder interpretation of favoring Individuals and Interactions.
The challenges raised in the video relate mostly to what has been built on top of some of the phrases in the principles rather than the wording of the manifesto itself.
The ones I can resonate most with are:
"Business people and developers must work together daily throughout the project." doesn't mean the same things to everyone and it's a real pressure on people who work part-time or have carer responsibilities for example. Geographically disparate teams and time-zones are hard. Even with modern tools.
"Build projects around motivated individuals." raises questions about what counts as motivation is different for different people. That can all too easily turn into a stick for beating people up with.
"The most efficient and effective method of conveying information to and within a development team is face-to-face conversation." That has lead to a bunch of practices from stand-ups to pair programming that are easier for people that are physically located near each other and are at a similar level of a power dynamic.
The video talks a bit about power dynamics. It reinforces something that I have to keep reminding myself - that it is far too easy for me to dismiss or minimize the impact of ones that don't apply to me.
I'd like to see more of "Give them the environment and support they need" which is in there but doesn't always seem to get the same emphasis as other bits.