Comments on: Process Discipline and Creativity http://vaughanmerlyn.com/2009/06/25/process-discipline-and-creativity/ Vaughan Merlyn on the Changing Role of the IT Organization Tue, 15 May 2012 12:38:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: itorganization2017 http://vaughanmerlyn.com/2009/06/25/process-discipline-and-creativity/#comment-779 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:59:46 +0000 http://vaughanmerlyn.com/?p=1481#comment-779 Pradeep, your comments are both insightful and helpful – thank you! The Informix example is interesting, and I love your comment about “fine developers who have benefited from a process driven culture as it allowed them to channel their creativity in ways that provided the most benefit for their customer and sponsors.”

I especially like your statement, “In project management, formal methods provide the context and agile sub-projects channel the creativity.”

]]> By: Pradeep Bhanot http://vaughanmerlyn.com/2009/06/25/process-discipline-and-creativity/#comment-778 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:56:38 +0000 http://vaughanmerlyn.com/?p=1481#comment-778 Vaughn, another insightful article. The musical analogy fits well. It is funny how chaos can spark creativity and process discipline can stifle it.

Unbounded creativity can take a company off course. We can all learn a lesson from Informix, who got distracted from a solid road of progress towards being a powerhouse of transaction processing by the acquisition of Illustra which derailed them and led to their demise.

I have worked with many fine developers who have benefited from a process driven culture as it allowed them to channel their creativity in ways that provided the most benefit for their customer and sponsors. I agree good process creates time for creativity. In project management, formal methods provide the context and agile sub-projects channel the creativity.

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