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[106.69.107.167]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id h7sm19913739pgi.90.2020.12.13.13.41.51 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Sun, 13 Dec 2020 13:41:53 -0800 (PST) References: <87h7p9135u.fsf@gmail.com> <87sg8tymeb.fsf@gmail.com> <87k0u4zupw.fsf@gmail.com> <87ft4s5oug.fsf@localhost> <87wny2uuuk.fsf@localhost> <87v9d54t19.fsf@localhost> User-agent: mu4e 1.5.7; emacs 27.1.50 From: Tim Cross To: Ihor Radchenko Subject: Re: Adding Org Files to org-agenda-files Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2020 07:59:09 +1100 In-reply-to: <87v9d54t19.fsf@localhost> Message-ID: <87tuspidsz.fsf@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Received-SPF: pass client-ip=2607:f8b0:4864:20::62d; envelope-from=theophilusx@gmail.com; helo=mail-pl1-x62d.google.com X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: daniela-spit@gmx.it, emacs-orgmode@gnu.org, Jean Louis Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: "Emacs-orgmode" X-Migadu-Flow: FLOW_IN X-Migadu-Spam-Score: -1.20 Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=fail (headers rsa verify failed) header.d=gmail.com header.s=20161025 header.b=r+34ay3b; dmarc=fail reason="SPF not aligned (relaxed)" header.from=gmail.com (policy=none); spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of emacs-orgmode-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=emacs-orgmode-bounces@gnu.org X-Migadu-Queue-Id: 3898294014B X-Spam-Score: -1.20 X-Migadu-Scanner: scn1.migadu.com X-TUID: IugBS/uC9cQU Ihor Radchenko writes: > Dear Jean Louis, > > Thank you for the detailed insight into your extensive experience of > project management and practical planning. I do not have that much > experience, but can provide a significantly different point of view > related to my research work. > Some good observations. I have cut most of it out to stop the thread from becoming too long. I think it is very important to recognise there is no one way to do project management or organise a project. Different industries have different requirements. For example, project management requirements to build a bridge are very different from those to build the software that will be the next evolution of social networking sites. The way Jean Louis describes project management sounds very similar to the waterfall methodology which was popular in software development up until the late 90s. It is a methodology that can work well when you have a well defined and understood project, like building a bridge where we have a couple of thousand years of experience and engineering knowledge. It doesn't work particularly well with software projects and has been largely replaced by various 'Agile' methodologies which are similar to what you outline as your experiences and approach with research. Even within the software development space, you find considerable variation because different stages within the software life-cycle have different requirements. For example, during the R&D stage, there are far more 'unknowns' than 'knowns'. Often, many things will need to be tried and then accepted or rejected (suck and see). At this stage, you need to be fast and flexible with maybe 80% of ideas ending up on the scrap heap. You have limited ability to identify all the stages, all the tasks or make terribly accurate estimates on completion time. Later, the software will move into production status. Things change considerably at this point. Here you need stability, reliability and performance. Changes often need to be justified from a return on investment perspective. There are fewer unknowns, more accurate estimates and better defined tasks. Is org mode suitable in all these scenarios? Possibly not or perhaps there are dedicated project management tools which are better suited. Org is not a project management tool, but it is a tool that is flexible enough for many people to use it for either project management or for part of the project management process. To argue for a specific workflow using org mode in a specific manner with only the task types you believe are relevant fails to recognise the vast differences in requirements everyone has or personal preferences in how individuals like to manage their projects or information. The great power of org mode is in the ease to which it can be bent to fit with the individual's preferred workflow. This is significantly different from many other solutions which require you to adjust your workflow to fit with the tool. The great weakness with org mode is that this tends to make everyone think they have found and defined the ultimate approach, which can easily reach religious heights and inspire a missionary zeal to evangelise their perception of the world. -- Tim Cross