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A blog post developed using Agile Methodology
Posted By Sam
Introduction
This blog post conceives a series of iterations for a blog post created using Agile Software Development Methodology to explore common themes between writing software and writing language.
The post must have:
- A subject that cleverly highlights the relationship between developing software and developing written language.
- A logical structure of “characters” mimicking various voices within the software development lifecycle. Not only will this help to set the stage for exploring the similarities and differences between writing software and writing language, but could also lead into opportunities for the injection of some humour in later iterations.
It would be nice if the post had
- A start and end point which users/readers could be led through to encourage engagement with the content and a progression of learning and/or discovery from the start to the end of the post
- Some messaging around hope and optimism: it seems so much content on the internet, particularly news content is just so damn depressing. It would be nice to offer users/readers something happy.
- An idea of the lessons the post offers the users/readers which reflect the ideas that sit behind this project.
Given those parameters the first iteration is due for release at 20:00 on Tuesday May 6th 2008.
Any and all input on this project is welcomed using the comment interface below.
May 5th, 2008
Have we successfully articulated what the final blog post will look like? Or is that too prescriptive? What about the user stories for the users of this blog post? The readers, the writers, the commenters and of course the non-human critters that index and aggregate the content…
Thanks Simon. I am mindful of pushing this metaphor too far, hence the lack of detail and to be clear, here: users and readers are the same thing.
One of the major themes of this exercise for me is to try to gain insight into the importance of process over product in an online world. There have recently been big changes to the software development paradigm of permanent beta and SaaS – but writing is still haunted by legacy issues of printing and publishing in print. The clear example of how writing it still stuck in the paper age is the fact that the WordPress engine powering pellacor still has a “publish” button.
We need to free writing, stories and content in general up from a “publishing” mentality and I hope that exploring some of these ideas using and iterative approach to creative writing may help.
It is a bit of fun anyway.
I like your idea of having some kind of SEO voice on the team and they will be included in the next iteration, due tomorrow.
Thanks again for your input Simon because the conversation is the crucial bit.