Informal Processes vs Formal Processes
Developers should learn about informal processes to understand how work actually gets done in real-world environments, as they often drive productivity and innovation when formal processes are too rigid or slow meets developers should learn and use formal processes in environments requiring high reliability, such as aerospace, healthcare, or finance, where errors can have severe consequences. Here's our take.
Informal Processes
Developers should learn about informal processes to understand how work actually gets done in real-world environments, as they often drive productivity and innovation when formal processes are too rigid or slow
Informal Processes
Nice PickDevelopers should learn about informal processes to understand how work actually gets done in real-world environments, as they often drive productivity and innovation when formal processes are too rigid or slow
Pros
- +This knowledge is crucial for improving team collaboration, identifying bottlenecks, and designing better formal processes that incorporate effective informal practices, especially in agile or fast-paced development settings where flexibility is key
- +Related to: agile-methodology, team-collaboration
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
Formal Processes
Developers should learn and use formal processes in environments requiring high reliability, such as aerospace, healthcare, or finance, where errors can have severe consequences
Pros
- +They are essential for large-scale projects with multiple teams to maintain coordination, reduce risks, and meet legal or certification requirements like ISO standards or FDA regulations
- +Related to: software-development-life-cycle, quality-assurance
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
The Verdict
Use Informal Processes if: You want this knowledge is crucial for improving team collaboration, identifying bottlenecks, and designing better formal processes that incorporate effective informal practices, especially in agile or fast-paced development settings where flexibility is key and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.
Use Formal Processes if: You prioritize they are essential for large-scale projects with multiple teams to maintain coordination, reduce risks, and meet legal or certification requirements like iso standards or fda regulations over what Informal Processes offers.
Developers should learn about informal processes to understand how work actually gets done in real-world environments, as they often drive productivity and innovation when formal processes are too rigid or slow
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