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I echo your concerns. On teams I've been on (exclusively at large, boring organizations), I've seen a tendency to create lots of really trivial tasks, and also
by switchbak 4y ago
I echo your concerns. On teams I've been on (exclusively at large, boring organizations), I've seen a tendency to create lots of really trivial tasks, and also to game things via pretending these tasks are more complex than they are.
It's easy to nail your estimations when you're operating at 1/3 your capacity, and you only ever meet but don't exceed the planned velocity.
I wonder if this also disincentives learning and innovation in the solution domain - because that would throw off all those estimates.
- burlesona 4y agoThis is addressed by batching into same-sized chunks - the engineers discuss the work plan as a group and if you give yourself ten tickets that everyone knows are tiny and should probably be done in an afternoon, the group will ask you to group it into a parent ticket to make it a "half-day" chunk of work.
- switchbak 4y agoNot when the entire team is in on the charade. Or enough are in on it such that they bloat sizes unreasonably. Also what you describe sounds... Like something I wouldn't want to be a part of. Breaking down smaller stories only to fold them into a bigger one?
- peteradio 4y agoThus is born the emergent 10xer, one who was once normal rises as cream above the moral decay.