mcsolid

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by mcsolid 5mo ago
This is cool (and on Vercel too)
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by mcsolid 8mo ago
very cool!
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by mcsolid 1y ago
Yeah it’s already failing which is why I’ve been trying to change the thinking.
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by mcsolid 1y ago
Yeah, unfortunately I did and have been declined several times to experiment. I've also suggested Kanban too since it feels more in line with the pace and the lacking requirements and also shut down several times.
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by mcsolid 1y ago
I like focusing on the root motivation. I haven't been able to get to it based on previous conversations. It seems to be perceived velocity because of the increased visibility from what I've gathered but the fact that we don'
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by mcsolid 1y ago
That’s what I was inferring as well. What does it say about underlying business that isn’t getting communicated.
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by mcsolid 1y ago
Saying this probably indicates more problems but they also insist on demos each week and demos/retros every 2 weeks. Also they want metrics/retros to track team velocity. How much time per week do you have dedicated to sprint meet
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by mcsolid 1y ago
They are also forcing time based pointing onto the teams too. 1 point per engineer day. There are other issues with the leadership expecting each engineer to be able to support 5-6 “points” a week but that’s another story.
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by mcsolid 1y ago
Exactly that being a problem within itself. It feels so counter to the philosophy of Agile being “people over process”. If the people are saying they need more prep time why aren’t they listening?
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by mcsolid 1y ago
What are the alternatives? I would love to hear what works well so I know what to look for.
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by mcsolid 1y ago
Yeah this is exactly what we’re seeing too.
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Ask HN: My company is forcing 1 week sprints. What should I do?
14 points by mcsolid 1y ago|44 comments