I can't imagine taking up an investigation of any significant size (say, more than a day) that I don't mention to my team. And yes that means putting it on a bo

I can't imagine taking up an investigation of any significant size (say, more than a day) that I don't mention to my team. And yes that means putting it on a board. This isn't asking for permission. It's making others aware. There's a good chance someone on my team has some valuable input. Or awareness of what time doing may affect what they choose to do somehow. Granted, my team is small and close-knit. But the idea that keeping others informed of what you're doing is considered "asking permission" points to some serious pathology on your team. And that pathology is not agile or scrum. We do scrum, and I'm sort of lukewarm about how much I like scrum. But whether we're doing scrum or something else, I am completely empowered to make my own decisions about my work. And I simultaneously value that the rest of my team keeps me informed of what they're doing. This is how we kick ass.