I think the term Steve should have used is "creative" finance. Well, I 
do have to admit that agility in finance enables users to be more 
creative instead of just the old fashioned "credit on the right, debit 
on the left". :)

--- In [email protected], "Alexander 
Johannesen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
 
> No where does it say "do stupid things" (slightly paraphrased) or
> "lend out what you haven't got." Agile is about responding to micro
> changes as opposed to do what you've planned with your macro scenario,
> getting closer to the real issues as opposed to think you've got it
> all figured out. 

I like to think it more of being able to make frequent small 
adjustments to better obtain the goals set up in the macro scenario.
Agility without first setting up a clear goal and continuously 
remembering it, tend to lead the project astray and allow people to do 
stupid things.
For example, if a programmer do not have a clear grasp of what he is to 
program (and do not have test cases to test the result), there is a 
tendency to just get a bunch of useless codes.
Likewise, building a agile system without knowing having a clear idea 
of what the system is suppose to do, allows people to make a mess. :)

H.Ozawa

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