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Agile is not XP

Posted on May 17th, 2006 in Agile, Methodology by siddharta || No Comment

I recently heard this podcast with Dave Thomas. Dave has talked on many occasions about the Dreyfus model of Skill Acquisition, which is similar to Shu Ha Ri. He also talks in the podcast about some Agile practitioners being dogmatic in their views. So in a sense, listening to the padcast made me go and write these posts, something that I’ve been meaning to do for a long time anyway.

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Shu Ha Ri

Posted on May 16th, 2006 in Agile, Methodology by siddharta || No Comment

Shu Ha Ri.

What is Shu Ha Ri?

Shu Ha Ri is a Japanese term, usually applied to martial arts training, to describe the stages in learning a skill. The first word, “Shu”, means “to obey”. The second word, “Ha”, means “to break free”. The third word, “Ri”, means “to depart”.

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