Developing software using agile methods has become extremely popular in companies regardless of size. The promise of quickly usable software that meets changing business needs is a very seductive sales pitch for software developers, management and business leaders. While there are many challenges to adopting agile software development methods, none gets less press than the question of developer compensation. This is extremely curious, since all other positions within a company where performance is critical are compensated based on performance. It is hard to imagine a sales organization that is not on a commission plan. CEOs, Senior VPs, VPs, Directors and other high impact positions all have part of their compensation driven by performance. Yet even in many software companies, the developers Read more [...]