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I've managed small-to-medium teams for a very long time. Agile is very often not the answer, because on a small team you don't have all of the people and roles
by glonq 3y ago
I've managed small-to-medium teams for a very long time.
Agile is very often not the answer, because on a small team you don't have all of the people and roles necessary to do agile "right". I tend to just do Kanban with frequent demos and milestones.
I agree on documentation. I try lead by example and document all the important bits to a "hit by a bus" level. Because on a small team losing one person means losing a big chunk of knowledge.
- Scarblac 3y agoTo me a core part of agile is self managing teams. It makes sense that a team manager sees it as not the answer.
- glonq 3y agoMy disdain for agile comes from being a developer more than from being a development manager. I get how and why it sometimes works, but the whole cult of agile is a bit much.