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I’ve yet to find a project management system that’s lower impedance for developers than index cards for the backlog and sticky notes for task progress. PMs hate
by User23 4y ago
I’ve yet to find a project management system that’s lower impedance for developers than index cards for the backlog and sticky notes for task progress. PMs hate it because it requires them to stay directly involved and do their own data aggregation instead of just autogenerating reports that are of absolutely no value to the people actually doing the work.
- fatnoah 4y agoWhen I ran Engineering for a startup with 6 different software teams, I resorted to index cards + sticky notes on the exterior wall of my office. It was a great visual display of status that everyone, including those not in the tech org, could understand. The Engineers found it very satisfying to physically move the tickets themselves.
- wpietri 4y agoI am a huge fan of index cards! For those curious, I wrote up an example of I use them: https://williampietri.com/writing/2015/the-big-board/ https://williampietri.com/writing/2015/the-big-board/ I'm working with a new team and for a while the priorities have been murky. But we got everybody in a room and I broke out the index cards and sharpies, making everybody write down things they care about and put them strict linear order. It was way more effective than any online tool I have ever used. Since we work remotely I'll be putting those cards into an electronic tool (KanbanFlow if I get my druthers; Jira if I have to). But the level of participation and the speed of getting to consensus via index cards is unmatched.
- deterministic 4y agoMy #1 proven-in-battle management tool is a humble prioritised to-do list. I have used it for managing large teams and for personal projects. It is simple. It works. Love it.