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> But at a certain point, the pendulum has swung too far the other way, and you do need competent technical oversight— not just someone who assigns you a sprint
by andrekandre 4y ago
> But at a certain point, the pendulum has swung too far the other way, and you do need competent technical oversight— not just someone who assigns you a sprint or two to "pay down debt"
yep, if you are truly agile, you will be continuously improving the whole system you are working on otherwise it gets harder and slower to "deliver stories" to your customers... its a balance to be sure.
- mikepurvis 4y agoOh definitely, but that requires everyone to be on the same page about that, that every feature has a built in overhead of whatever% time allotted to general maintenance. Otherwise it's just a prisoner's dilemma where the one guy who doesn't do any of that work will be at the top of the list for promotion because he gets 30% more done than anyone else, as measured in story points.
- andrekandre 4y ago> prisoner's dilemma where the one guy who doesn't do any of that work will be at the top of the list for promotion because he gets 30% more done i see this so often its not even funny anymore... (insert crying face here)