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I have not run a project using Shape Up, but my knowledge of what it consists of leads me to think it doesn't directly address some problems agile projects enco
by Zigurd 3y ago
I have not run a project using Shape Up, but my knowledge of what it consists of leads me to think it doesn't directly address some problems agile projects encounter. Specifically, Continuous Delivery can have problems because it does not directly replace waterfall QA test plans. It works for a lot of projects because unit tests, improved linting, and leak-finding tools cover a lot of what used to go into a waterfall test plan, but capacity, security, and other sources of bugs are not helped as much by CD. It looks as if it can improve intermediate deliveries of a project, but there are still things agile abandoned without having a replacement.
- CharlieDigital 3y agoShape Up isn't about continuous delivery; it's the opposite. First, we work in six-week cycles. Six weeks is long enough to build something meaningful start-to-finish and short enough that everyone can feel the deadline looming from the start, so they use the time wisely. The majority of our new features are built and released in one six-week cycle. Our decisions are based on moving the product forward in the next six weeks, not micromanaging time. We don’t count hours or question how individual days are spent. We don’t have daily meetings. We don’t rethink our roadmap every two weeks. Our focus is at a higher level. We say to ourselves: “If this project ships after six weeks, we’ll be really happy. We’ll feel our time was well spent.” Then we commit the six weeks and leave the team alone to get it done. It's 100% worth the read if you are deeply interested in addressing the problems with Agile today.