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We don't do agile, scrum, standups, etc. We meet 1x week to review where we're at and establish/re-establish priorities for the week if needed, use a ticket sys
by insane_dreamer 2y ago
We don't do agile, scrum, standups, etc. We meet 1x week to review where we're at and establish/re-establish priorities for the week if needed, use a ticket system for tasks to track progress, a high-level "weekly goals" shared doc, communicate on Slack as needed, and let the devs actually do the f'ing work the way they know best. If someone can't self-manage and produce without a manager over them, or reach out if they've hit a blocker (due to their own limitations or someone else's) they are not the right fit for us.
IMO, if you're a SWE/dev and spending more time doing other stuff (meetings, TPS reports, etc.) than coding (coding includes the time needed to research, experiment and think of good solutions, not just actual coding), then something is wrong.
- iaaan 2y agoHow do you handle QA and automated testing?
- SamuelAdams 2y agoBe like Microsoft. Fire all your QA. QA is now done by developers and end users. If a multibillion dollar corporation can do this, so can you!
- sabbaticaldev 2y agoand this is quite easy to automate with AI.
- fulafel 2y agoYou are doing agile. The agile manifesto is: Individuals and interactions over processes and tools Working software over comprehensive documentation Customer collaboration over contract negotiation Responding to change over following a plan
- insane_dreamer 2y agoas a philosophy, yes; but as the way Agile is structured at most companies, no.
- skrebbel 2y agoJust means you're doing it properly :-) It's kinda nuts how many capital-A Agile processes (and consultants!) produce situations that are diametrically opposed to the original ideas. Notably, Scrum is often processes and tools over individuals and interactions.
- freedomben 2y agoHow big is your team? and company?