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> Unfortunately, doing it well requires managers willing to give up power Agile is the best micromanagement process there is. Nothing even comes close. I guess
by rightbyte 3y ago
> Unfortunately, doing it well requires managers willing to give up power
Agile is the best micromanagement process there is. Nothing even comes close. I guess there is a fitting LoTR quote here about tempting weak mortals with power.
These levels of micromanagement did not exist before agile. Sure the bosses could try earlier, but there were no tooling or developer self-imposed mindset for the modern worst practice nightmare. And the process is so stiff I wanna cry, but you are gaslighted into being blamed for it, as you "can change it" -- maybe after the next retro though. Just need to align your agile with the other teams agile first.
We are way past agile being nothing but a farce.
- nyrikki 3y agoThat is cargo cult agile. I encourage you to read 'the art of agile development' as they do provide some guidance around that. But if there is micromanaging going on your org has ignored one of the core principles. "Build projects around motivated individuals. Give them the environment and support they need, and trust them to get the job done" There are places Agile is inappropriate or impossible and the book I suggested above calls that out. While I like agile, I don't think of it as gospel. But the people I see who bristle at the mention of it have probably only been exposed to the productized version. Even if the methods don't work the above book provides alternatives that may help. But I promise you, you haven't experienced an agile development environment if you believe the above. Micromanaging is the the polar opposite of that collection of values and principles.