74 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 3 Jul freebie \ on: I Will F**king Haymaker You If You Mention Agile Again — Ludicity devs
Maybe async standups are not what people think when they hear "agile" but that's my experience with agile: you're agile and thus can shape "agile" into whatever works best for your team. That was most of the times simply sharing what you're planning to do and if there is anything blocking you in a slack channel. I think it worked great. We were all very conscious of our time spent in meetings.
If communication within your team sucks regarding this, then agile (or any form of organization) is going to suck, yes. I don't think that's a problem with agile (or any form of organization), that's a problem with your team (manager).
You see, the problem is actually totally unrelated to Agile. The problem is really that most of these people are not good at their jobs. The part of the human mind that is supposed to recognize patterns and make plans has been utterly calcified somehow, and is only capable of repeating the same moves over and over. They would fail to manage with any methodology, and the thing I object to is that they've chosen to fail in a way that inconveniences other people.
Mhh, maybe the author and me don't have that different views.
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