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> You want to find out why that important task is not getting finished because the person is getting blocked on some infra problem and instead of reporting the

> You want to find out why that important task is not getting finished because the person is getting blocked on some infra problem and instead of reporting the blockage to you they pick up another task from the queue. I think blocked on a high priority task is exactly what scrum with daily standup is sold as surfacing.

mgkimsal 4y ago
> I think blocked on a high priority task is exactly what scrum with daily standup is sold as surfacing. A 'daily standup' seems sort of the lowest-common-denominator way of surfacing that. someone recognizing on their own, and reaching out to raise a flag is one way. 1-1 checkins more frequently with those working on larger items would be another.
- nuclearnice1 4y ago
  > lowest-common-denominator way Well said and exactly the psychological state one feels when participating. > someone recognizing on their own, and reaching out to raise a flag is one way. 100% agree Note that the OP has this blocked developer not announcing the block of a high priority item, but rather just pulling another item from the queue and making progress. Depends on the person and the instructions, but I guess it happens. 1-1 also makes sense to me. That said, I can picture the manager after back and forth playing telephone with blockee sand blockers, believing that an efficient way to handle this is to have all the relevant people in one spot.
  - mgkimsal 4y ago
    > I can picture the manager after back and forth playing telephone with blockee sand blockers, believing that an efficient way to handle this is to have all the relevant people in one spot And... it likely is more efficient in those scenarios. If something can't be resolved via 1-1 in less than, say, 3 exchanges, get everyone together for a synchronous meeting. But have that be the exception.

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> You want to find out why that important task is not getting finished because the person is getting blocked on some infra problem and instead of reporting the

by nuclearnice1 4y ago

mgkimsal 4y ago
> I think blocked on a high priority task is exactly what scrum with daily standup is sold as surfacing. A 'daily standup' seems sort of the lowest-common-denominator way of surfacing that. someone recognizing on their own, and reaching out to raise a flag is one way. 1-1 checkins more frequently with those working on larger items would be another.
- nuclearnice1 4y ago
  > lowest-common-denominator way Well said and exactly the psychological state one feels when participating. > someone recognizing on their own, and reaching out to raise a flag is one way. 100% agree Note that the OP has this blocked developer not announcing the block of a high priority item, but rather just pulling another item from the queue and making progress. Depends on the person and the instructions, but I guess it happens. 1-1 also makes sense to me. That said, I can picture the manager after back and forth playing telephone with blockee sand blockers, believing that an efficient way to handle this is to have all the relevant people in one spot.
  - mgkimsal 4y ago
    > I can picture the manager after back and forth playing telephone with blockee sand blockers, believing that an efficient way to handle this is to have all the relevant people in one spot And... it likely is more efficient in those scenarios. If something can't be resolved via 1-1 in less than, say, 3 exchanges, get everyone together for a synchronous meeting. But have that be the exception.