Drunk Agile
Episode 73 - Arbritary Timeboxes
Sep 8, 2023
The hosts discuss the concept of signal versus noise in a scrum team, the arbitrariness of timeboxing in Agile and Scrum methodologies, the importance of aligning customer and process voices, and the difference between service level expectation and service level agreement.
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Quick takeaways
- Focusing on the goal, rather than the time box, is crucial in agile practices.
- Early completion of sprint goals should be celebrated as a positive outcome, not seen as a failure.
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Setting Arbitrary Sprint Goals
In this episode, the hosts discuss the common practice in agile of setting arbitrary sprint goals and how it can lead to misinterpretation and misalignment. They argue that just because a time box, such as a sprint, is set for a specific duration, it does not mean that every goal within that time box must fit that duration exactly. They emphasize the importance of focusing on the goal itself rather than the time box, stating that it's the goal that should be driving the team's focus and progress. They highlight the need to consider variation and the probabilistic nature of work, rather than viewing deviations from the set time box as failures or errors.
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