E-MailThe Early Problem Problem
One of agile development's touted benefits is better early information on project problems and issues. This early detection enables management -- project and otherwise -- to take adaptive actions. However, early problem detection comes with its own problem: discomfort with early information. In waterfall projects, management and staff are used to getting information about problems late, not early. This leads to a perception that projects are typically "on track" until late in the lifecycle. In fact, the lack of working software until late in the project provides a false sense of progress -- until the rubber hits the road -- often in late testing. Because coding and testing come late in waterfall projects, they "appear" to be in good shape -- until the end, when the project falls apart.
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