Management

Book Review of Shape Up: The Hipster's Waterfall

I have finally finished reading Shape Up: Stop Running in Circles and Ship Work that Matters by Ryan Singer after many months. Now that I’ve made it through the book, I would subtitle it “The Hipster’s Waterfall.”

To be fair, it is a thought-provoking book. It has some good ideas for new techniques in managing software projects. It is well written and clear, and I think Singer does a decent job of arguing for the processes and techniques he recommends. I just don’t agree with some of his more foundational points and therefore I do not agree with the general thesis of the book.