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		marcosdumay on Feb 10, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why don’t software development methodologies work? One of the best features of good teams is that they are able to throw away unecessary rituals of their choosen methodologies.

Consultant32452 on Feb 10, 2014 [–]

I've never been on a team that didn't have some manner of unnecessary ritual put on them by the management or client. I agree with your comment, and I would additionally add that a good team can go with the flow and work well within the context of most silly rituals.

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