Failing Fast, Failing Often

Fail fast, fail often. In the new development world at myoffice (now two years old), this mantra has been repeated countless times. While at first it seemed like it was another one of those Silicon Valley fads that come and go after a couple years, this one seems to have legs, mostly because it’s common-sense — and it works.

One of the books we were recommended on how to improve ourAgile development processes was“Fail Fast, Fail Often — How Losing Can Help You Win” (synopsis/highlights). The...