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I think I have to disagree on what you have say on time-box. > "What happens if we don't discover what we wna to in that amount of time" Then we know that the

by naru_s 3y ago

I think I have to disagree on what you have say on time-box. > "What happens if we don't discover what we wna to in that amount of time" Then we know that the answer could not be discovered in that amount of time we had estimated and we adjust our expectation on the effort to do the research on this task. As a manager, thats one of the key information that I would want to know.

btown 3y ago
It’s also absolutely vital as a manager to put in place a system of psychological safety before making these kinds of asks. If someone feels like they will be held accountable for not accomplishing the task in the allotted time, then everyone is hurt by the exercise, and morale and trust can plummet - to say nothing of the exploration itself being compromised by a panicked context. But done in the right environment, this can be an amazing technique for exploring a design space.
vinnymac 3y ago
Additionally, as long as documentation is made throughout, this can still be valuable. * Someone else can continue research, where they left off. * The research they did, can be discussed amongst the team, possibly by a more senior teammate. * It may reveal that further research isn’t necessary, and this effort should be shelved until a later date.
johnnyanmac 3y ago
That person couldn't discover it. Maybe another engineer could have discovered it in 5 minutes because it's what they were already working on (and the one researching wasn't aware, or maybe it was down a rabbit hole that looked unrelated). I guess it depends on how high priority it is. But everything is high priority to management.
orblivion 3y ago
I'm not a consistent machine though. I may be having an off day. If I don't pull it off in 20 minutes I'm not sure if it's just me, or me that day, etc.

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I think I have to disagree on what you have say on time-box. > "What happens if we don't discover what we wna to in that amount of time" Then we know that the

by naru_s 3y ago

btown 3y ago
It’s also absolutely vital as a manager to put in place a system of psychological safety before making these kinds of asks. If someone feels like they will be held accountable for not accomplishing the task in the allotted time, then everyone is hurt by the exercise, and morale and trust can plummet - to say nothing of the exploration itself being compromised by a panicked context. But done in the right environment, this can be an amazing technique for exploring a design space.
vinnymac 3y ago
Additionally, as long as documentation is made throughout, this can still be valuable. * Someone else can continue research, where they left off. * The research they did, can be discussed amongst the team, possibly by a more senior teammate. * It may reveal that further research isn’t necessary, and this effort should be shelved until a later date.
johnnyanmac 3y ago
That person couldn't discover it. Maybe another engineer could have discovered it in 5 minutes because it's what they were already working on (and the one researching wasn't aware, or maybe it was down a rabbit hole that looked unrelated). I guess it depends on how high priority it is. But everything is high priority to management.
orblivion 3y ago
I'm not a consistent machine though. I may be having an off day. If I don't pull it off in 20 minutes I'm not sure if it's just me, or me that day, etc.