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I've experienced the same problem, and I attribute it to the culture of "no accountability" in so many organizations, both large and small. When I first learn
by hkarthik 14y ago
I've experienced the same problem, and I attribute it to the culture of "no accountability" in so many organizations, both large and small.
When I first learned scrum, the product owner was described to me as the "single, ringable, neck."
The problem is that no one wants to put their neck out there. Decisions can't be made without committee, and individuals are literally afraid to own anything for fear of being held accountable if things go wrong.
- heretohelp 14y ago>"single, ringable, neck." You don't "ring" a neck, you wring a neck. Like one wrings a towel dry. Take a towel into your hands and wring it dry. Now imagine a clasping your hands around a neck and doing the same thing. I've just used a mnemonic trick to prevent you from ever making this mistake again.
- hkarthik 14y agoLOL thanks for the correction and the useful mnemonic trick! I was fairly certain 'ringable' was not a word so I fudged the quote. Unfortunately, even 'wringable' isn't a word. I guess it has to be 'wring-able', which just doesn't look right.