I was wondering if anyone actually uses or follow a methodology to program in SharePoint (i.e. Agile – SCRUM, Agile – Kahn, Waterfall, etc.)? If so, what methodology do you use and how has it worked out for you? Myself, I have always worked in organizations that do not have any type of methodology and seem to just “wing-it” with SharePoint.
We have a bit of a hybrid approach. We scrum everyday… but we find some projects are so big a waterfall approach (or at least substantial documentation) is best suited at our more complex projects.
Scrum all the way. We’ve used it in our own company (Collaboris) and also when i’ve been contracting at the likes of a “big telephone” comp plus a government health service. Works real well if the fwk is followed. If it’s not, then it’s useless.
I guess I had made up my own that is kind of like “Agilefall” for lack of a better term. It is good to know what others are doing too though, thanks.
I find many clients do not know 100% of what they want/need. In that case, Waterfall approaches do not work. So we start work, and figure out business rules as we go. Obviously, we try our best up front to figure out any *big* impactful business rules that may need to be supported.