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I've been through the wringer it sounds like this team is going through more than once. You have to teach your stakeholders and managers how to be agile, if th

I've been through the wringer it sounds like this team is going through more than once. You have to teach your stakeholders and managers how to be agile, if they aren't willing to actually get that, it always turns into a death march eventually.

jrs235 8y ago
And agility requires slack (unscheduled capacity) which means less than optimal "resource" efficiency. Stakeholders and managers need to understand that if they what to be able to handle changing plans and requirements then their time can't be fully booked. Problem is then many expect the developers to just work more hours leading to burnout and turnover. I really think developers should push for hourly exempt status (the only class of workers in the US that are allowed hourly exempt status) instead of salary exempt status. With hourly exempt, while you won't be paid time and a half, at least you'll be paid straight time for anything over 40 hours a week.