This is the exact dilemma described in "High Output Management." Corporate organization is the art of deciding what to centralize and what to decentralize.
Uncle Bob has the best quote on this subject (in Clean Agile): "A software project is a marathon, and in a marathon you don't want to sprint."
I think the business concept missing from Agile is investment/ROI and risk. Until budgeting processes are also Agile, everyone will be operating on the idea that "we paid $x to get 'y', and now you aren't giving us 'y'.…
This is the exact dilemma described in "High Output Management." Corporate organization is the art of deciding what to centralize and what to decentralize.
Uncle Bob has the best quote on this subject (in Clean Agile): "A software project is a marathon, and in a marathon you don't want to sprint."
I think the business concept missing from Agile is investment/ROI and risk. Until budgeting processes are also Agile, everyone will be operating on the idea that "we paid $x to get 'y', and now you aren't giving us 'y'.…