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There is a concept of "spike" work. Basically, when you do not know what it takes to implement something, you work on a "spike", the result of which will be new

There is a concept of "spike" work. Basically, when you do not know what it takes to implement something, you work on a "spike", the result of which will be new stories better describing what needs to be done.

jasonlotito 8y ago
What happens when the spike is done early in the sprint. Do you just hold off a week or so until you can report back? And who works on those follow up tickets? The person who did the research? They've had the most experience, so that makes sense to me, but I've been told everyone should be able to pick and choose, and if I don't grab the tickets fast enough, I'm sol.
- MBCook 8y ago
  Part of the spike should be documenting the results so that anyone else can use them if there are the person who picks up the next ticket. If the person who does it just remembers it themselves and doesn’t do anything to help the other developers then they haven’t completed the spike.
  - jasonlotito 8y ago
    > Part of the spike should be documenting the results so that anyone else can use them Do you have other people on the team review this? Or do you just trust that it's complete? Sorry for all the questions, I just feel like these are things that are never answered adequately.
    - MBCook 8y ago
      I would think it would be presented/discussed with the team. I’m not sure what I’m used to at my job is correct, so I’m trying to stick to my understanding of how I think it’s supposed to work.
  - closeparen 8y ago
    There’s nothing worse than having to execute someone else’s minute breakdown of work. People should be responsible for executing their own ideas. Then you get feedback on what was and wasn’t correct, and have only yourself to blame. Having that ownership stimulates a much greater level of craftsmanship and skill growth. Documentation is great, but the idea that a spike author and implementor should be different people is awful.
    - MBCook 8y ago
      The spike doesn’t define HOW the later work is done, only the information it was supposed to research. How to do something would be sorted out during grooming or perhaps when adding the story to the sprint.

jasonlotito 8y ago

What happens when the spike is done early in the sprint. Do you just hold off a week or so until you can report back? And who works on those follow up tickets? The person who did the research? They've had the most experience, so that makes sense to me, but I've been told everyone should be able to pick and choose, and if I don't grab the tickets fast enough, I'm sol.

MBCook 8y ago
Part of the spike should be documenting the results so that anyone else can use them if there are the person who picks up the next ticket. If the person who does it just remembers it themselves and doesn’t do anything to help the other developers then they haven’t completed the spike.
- jasonlotito 8y ago
  > Part of the spike should be documenting the results so that anyone else can use them Do you have other people on the team review this? Or do you just trust that it's complete? Sorry for all the questions, I just feel like these are things that are never answered adequately.
  - MBCook 8y ago
    I would think it would be presented/discussed with the team. I’m not sure what I’m used to at my job is correct, so I’m trying to stick to my understanding of how I think it’s supposed to work.
- closeparen 8y ago
  There’s nothing worse than having to execute someone else’s minute breakdown of work. People should be responsible for executing their own ideas. Then you get feedback on what was and wasn’t correct, and have only yourself to blame. Having that ownership stimulates a much greater level of craftsmanship and skill growth. Documentation is great, but the idea that a spike author and implementor should be different people is awful.
  - MBCook 8y ago
    The spike doesn’t define HOW the later work is done, only the information it was supposed to research. How to do something would be sorted out during grooming or perhaps when adding the story to the sprint.