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I think this is what drives some of the motivation for Agile-ish scheduling strategies. 1 week or 2 week sprint creates a deadline. Then you see if you planne
by jimbokun 3y ago
I think this is what drives some of the motivation for Agile-ish scheduling strategies.
1 week or 2 week sprint creates a deadline. Then you see if you planned too much or too little, and can adjust for the next sprint. And focuses you on just what you should be working on.
Even stand ups are little mini-deadlines. You kind of want to feel like you have something to report the following morning, based on what you said you were going to work on that day.
I find those things help me organize my thoughts and stay focused. And creates shared goals and expectations, and a little bit of social pressure (in a good way).
I understand others don't necessarily find them helpful.
- kqr 3y agoI think this is a common but ultimately incorrect interpretation of scrum, which leads to unnecessary pressure, stress, and corner-cutting. Standup is for coordination and sprints are to avoid committing too much time before validating. But if thinking of it as deadlines helps you, all the more power to you!
- jimbokun 3y agoLow stakes deadlines, in my mind.