If your team is not inputting data into the work they are doing, then all you are tracking is sticky notes and their movement. Which is fine. But if it’s data you’re after, you need to ensure your team is updating as expected so you have the information to drive what gets pushed out and what can be pulled in. Again, you don’t have to use the data, but make it clear then, that it’s…
We rarely do. Or rather, we rarely all do remember the same thing, in the same way, with the same impact as when it first happened. Our memories drift and unless you are the one closest to the issue, they fade faster than most. That’s why it’s scary when you’re in a meeting discussing a bug or an issue that comes up and someone says – “oh remember that? We had this happen before, remember…
Sometimes they work, sometimes they don’t, that is why they are called ideas. You can try them out and sometimes they will work successfully, other times they will blow up in your face and leave a mark on your face. But if you never try to put them into practice, to make something real of them, they will always be just that – an idea. And I think we need something more.
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t feel this way. And then they are forced to stop and they wonder to themselves – “What was I falling behind again?” And then we reset, and we are good for a while until we once again say to ourselves – “I’m falling behind.” Cue the stoppage.
Agile is famous for saying – “everyone owns the system” – but that’s not true, because not everyone wants to own a delivery system. Project to project, I don’t want to lead everything, sometimes I want to come in and deliver, work through coding problems, test, and move on. I don’t need to lead the project, I simply need to do my part and take the lead from others. But in every system, what makes…