Comments on: The three stone cutters http://isanchez.net/2009/06/03/the-three-stone-cutters/ Software Craftsman Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:49:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: José Filipe http://isanchez.net/2009/06/03/the-three-stone-cutters/comment-page-1/#comment-6300 José Filipe Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:44:46 +0000 http://isanchez.net/?p=245#comment-6300 I really think that's a splitted scenario: part of us only try to shape the best stones, another part build towers of babel (as pointed by Markus) and a few build cathedrals with good and average stones, choosing them in a way that the main goal (the cathedral) gets done and doesn't fall in 2 or 3 months. Anyway, I think that there's another point in this parable: every member in the team, doesn't matter how small is his influence, should know what's the major goal behind the scene.. it certainly will make the third guy think twice before releasing a poor stone to *HIS* cathedral. Really looks simple in theory, but the day by day shows that it's not so trivial.. I really think that’s a splitted scenario: part of us only try to shape the best stones, another part build towers of babel (as pointed by Markus) and a few build cathedrals with good and average stones, choosing them in a way that the main goal (the cathedral) gets done and doesn’t fall in 2 or 3 months.

Anyway, I think that there’s another point in this parable: every member in the team, doesn’t matter how small is his influence, should know what’s the major goal behind the scene.. it certainly will make the third guy think twice before releasing a poor stone to *HIS* cathedral.

Really looks simple in theory, but the day by day shows that it’s not so trivial..

]]> By: shino.de http://isanchez.net/2009/06/03/the-three-stone-cutters/comment-page-1/#comment-6298 shino.de Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:11:17 +0000 http://isanchez.net/?p=245#comment-6298 <strong>Three stone cutters...</strong> Ivan Sanchez put up a blog entry on a parable: Three stone cutters. He challenged my thoughts with the following question: Sometimes I have this feeling that we as professionals are frequently trying to be more like the [“I’m a great stone cutter.... Three stone cutters…

Ivan Sanchez put up a blog entry on a parable: Three stone cutters. He challenged my thoughts with the following question:

Sometimes I have this feeling that we as professionals are frequently trying to be more like the [“I’m a great stone cutter….

]]> By: Markus Gärtner http://isanchez.net/2009/06/03/the-three-stone-cutters/comment-page-1/#comment-6290 Markus Gärtner Wed, 03 Jun 2009 06:35:05 +0000 http://isanchez.net/?p=245#comment-6290 Based on my experiences most developers I meet think they are building a cathedral, while building a tower of babel instead. This realization is related to Elisabeth Hendricksons "Lost in translation" article and Gojko Adzics work on "Bridging the Communication Gap". Based on my experiences most developers I meet think they are building a cathedral, while building a tower of babel instead. This realization is related to Elisabeth Hendricksons “Lost in translation” article and Gojko Adzics work on “Bridging the Communication Gap”.

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