Troubleshooting Agile CITCON 2021 Part I: Teaching Agile Again and Again and Again
May 19, 2021
Dive into the challenges of Agile software development and why teams often revisit the same lessons. Discover how breaking down tasks can feel like a teachable moment in long division. Explore the impact of novice developers on Agile practices and the gap between superficial adoption and deeper understanding. Engage with the importance of team ownership and continuous learning in creating inspiring products. Embrace the joy of knowledge sharing, even when topics seem repetitive.
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Same Agile Problems Persist
- Agile teams face recurring problems because they consist of people who often lack needed knowledge or experience.
- Constantly teaching fundamentals is necessary since team members keep changing and have different contexts.
Break Work Into Small Pieces
- Teach teams how to break work into smaller chunks instead of long stories lasting weeks or months.
- Use concrete examples to help overcome resistance that smaller tasks seem meaningless.
Agile's Diffusion and Motivation Gap
- Agile adoption across industries shows gaps because new practitioners enter with varying motivations and experience levels.
- Many teams adopt Agile as a trend without genuine curiosity or engagement, causing recurring issues.
