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Then again, being a movie and TV buff I always wondered did our Entertainment Industry apply these methodologies? I think they do.
Simply put, our movies work on Waterfall model, where as the daily soaps work on Agile. Confused? Let me explain.
Before a Movie goes on the floors, cast and crew has to be finalized, story has to be frozen, shooting locations has to be finalized, schedule has to be chalked out etc.(much like the waterfall model) Only after all these are set and approved a Movie goes on the floors. And if something does not go as planned then the team is in trouble! Remember when Aishwarya Rai Bhachchan became pregnant and left people speculating over the fate of Heroine, what a Hoopla it created! Or even in the recent times Sanjay Dutt's arrest created so much stir in the industry, mainly because the Movies he was working on needed to be completed and obviously a deviation was not possible based on situations. Doesn't it look like our very own Waterfall model?
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On the other hand we have loosely described Daily soaps which change its storyline, Main leads, Crew and Sets as and when situation demands. It also has the flexibility to bring in some temporary twists in the story based on the TRP ranking and audience feedback. It can introduce new characters (new features), kill the old characters (discontinue old features), Take the program off air (discontinue product line) or take a time leap (revamp the product) as and when needed. This is immensely beneficial to the audience which changes its choice like changing cloths similar of our very own Top Management; who like to improve upon products, features even before it hit the floors each time. This is also helpful when an important character is unwell or has taken a break (when a resource goes on sick leave or vacation) and someone else pitches in (similar to Agile method) to shift focus for a while to be able to keep the game rolling. To me this does look like Agile method, doesn't it?
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