Drunk Agile
Episode 69 - Invest Vs First
Jul 10, 2023
The podcast discusses a replacement for INVEST in agile work-item splitting criteria, emphasizing the preference for the FIRST acronym. They explore the importance of right sizing and challenges with estimation, and delve into the characteristics of 'first' in Agile. They also discuss right sizing, challenging Agile myths, and compare the 'invest' and 'first' approaches in project development.
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- The podcast discusses the limitations of the INVEST acronym and advocates for focusing on 'right sizing' and feedback rather than value and estimation.
- The hosts propose an alternative acronym called FIRST that emphasizes feedbackability, independence, right-sizing, smallness, and testability in agile development.
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The INVEST acronym and its limitations
The podcast episode discusses the INVEST acronym and its limitations when it comes to defining user stories or PBIs. The hosts point out that two terms, valuable and estimatable, give them concerns. They argue against spending time estimating and suggest focusing on 'right sizing' instead. They emphasize the importance of getting feedback and point out that it's impossible to know the value of something upfront. They advocate for the assumption that they could be wrong about the value and stress the need to quickly assess value by getting the product in the hands of users. They also deem testability as vital. The hosts propose an alternative acronym called FIRST, which stands for feedbackable, independent, right-sized, small, and testable.
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