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Author doesn't understand the unstated point of standups, even though he does allude to it when describing his thought process. > I start thinking about my upd
by jiveturkey 6y ago
Author doesn't understand the unstated point of standups, even though he does allude to it when describing his thought process.
> I start thinking about my update to prove I should keep my job
In non-contract-work development, the entirety of Agile is micro or maybe "mini" management so that less performant people are managed into average performance. (The downside is that high performance people are dragged down to average. This is acceptable because it's infinitely easier to hire average and below average people who don't live and breathe the product.) The standup specifically puts very public, social pressure, on people who would otherwise be happy to be the slack that others have to constantly take up.
As such, it serves a critical function and is not a waste of time at all. The author just isn't seeing the forest for the trees.
- pseudalopex 6y agoOr maybe it isn't necessary or sufficient in the author's experience.
- thendrill 6y agoWell yeh but the author is wrong. Most children think that school isnt necessary. But from a social stand point, we don't need some ace students. We just need all students to be good enough to finish certain simple tasks. So yeh, agile and standups are necessary social constructs, like taxes and insurance.
- pseudalopex 6y agoYour analogy is insulting, patronizing, and inapplicable. Unmotivated workers have existed forever. No methodology is a panacea.