February 2008 - Posts
Summary Motley: I ultimately finish my tasks sooner by doing multiple things at once. If Microsoft Windows can multitask, so can I! Maven: Work on tasks serially, one at a time. Finish one task before moving on to the next. Context switching severely
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Summary Motley: A burndown chart? What are we burning down? Your house? Maven: Track time remaining for tasks to generate a burndown. Combine time remaining with time spent to generate a cumulative flow diagram with burndown. Use the charts to get an
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Summary Motley: Reflection is for mirrors. We just finished a sprint. Why open up old wounds? Maven: At the end of a sprint, do a demo for stakeholders, customers, and the team. Do a retrospective to reflect on what went well and what requires improvement.
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Summary Motley: We don't need the daily meeting. Very few people got any value out of them, and attendance started to wane near the end. Maven: An effective daily stand-up involves < 9 people, all team members, everyone attends, and the conversation
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