[Sigia-l] How agile is agile?

[Listera]

David Talley:

> We've recently ended a relationship with someone whose expectations
> differed from ours...

I'm a bit confused here; you hired this person knowing you didn't see eye to
eye or was it a subsequent discovery? If it's the former, it's not fair to
the consultant. (I am one. :-)

> It's way too late to start over with someone else's idea...

I can't obviously say if it's too late or not, but if you don't want the
consultant to have his own "ideas" (perhaps his own experience/expertise)
then why hire him in the first place? Otherwise ,was it explained clearly in
the beginning that he was there to *implement* what was already decided.

> of the Correct Process and full menu of Acceptable Deliverables (each with its
> price tag attached).

Is this just a matter of money? Namely, the consultant insisting on
producing certain "deliverables" so he can charge for them? Are you saying
these "deliverables" in and of themselves don't offer any value to you? IOW,
are you and/or the consultant focusing inordinately on the "deliverables"
and missing the main issue of solving some kind of a problem? Is there a
problem to be solved?

> But we would still like someone new to pass an experienced eye over the screen
> layouts and IA in light of some basic user test results.

Is this the problem?

> Is it too much to ask a new person to step in after things are already in
> motion?  

Not if you make it abundantly clear before you start that this is an
*implementation* exercise and that the consultant should leave his
thinking/creative/strategic hat(s) home.

> Is that something you're used to doing, or would it compromise the standards
> of the profession?

What standards? :-)

---- 
Ziya

Best Practices,
For when you've run out of your own ideas and context.