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Sprints that don't ship something (i.e. "deliver user value") are just arbitrary timeboxes. They probably can just be progress checkins without all the overhead
by cpeterso 6y ago
Sprints that don't ship something (i.e. "deliver user value") are just arbitrary timeboxes. They probably can just be progress checkins without all the overhead of Scrum ceremony.
- stefanmichael 6y agoArbitrary time boxes are what poor managers use to micro manage. I recently saw a team put under leadership of a poor manager and descend into never ending micro management under the guise of "milestones" which were just arbitrary time boxes determined by a tech lead. It also serves to pressure the tech lead "you said it would be done!" which thereby incentivizes the tech leads to pressure their team. It's really dumb, net loss for the company (burnout, higher turnover), and a total waste of time.
- apple4ever 6y agoOh man this describes my position to a T as the lead. Manager demands a date which forces me to push my team which they hate. Sigh.