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Interesting you use the word “agency”. I have used this exact word when trying to reconcile how scrum works. Some tickets are so detailed on acceptance criteria
by simonbarker87 6y ago
Interesting you use the word “agency”. I have used this exact word when trying to reconcile how scrum works. Some tickets are so detailed on acceptance criteria that if something is then missing I don’t feel like I have the agency to deal with it my self. I’ve used the analogy of fitting a kitchen, if everything is spec’d to super high detail and then it simply says “a cooler” no one in their right mind would just grab a cooker, they would ask the home owner/client what cooker they want.
- BlargMcLarg 6y agoSame here. What's worse: my manager desperately wants people in the team to take on more responsibility and step forward. Yet everyone has a history of facing negative feedback when doing so. That ain't gonna happen. Reason I emphasize agency is that as long as it gives the best result and meets the requirements (including ethical ones), I don't care how it is done. Result being very broad: features, maintainability of the code, enjoyment of the team, etc.. Anything else that is pushed from the management layers without good reason is needless overhead. Now what do software devs usually do when we see needless overhead? Ah right, we remove it. If only it were that simple outside software.