tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897962268089419302.post1970587630375522625..comments2017-02-22T08:05:55.054-08:00Comments on Agility and stuff...: The Boy scout Rule (or Ignorance vs. Apathy)The Scrum.m.Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03427222824851946624noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897962268089419302.post-2264211606968549272011-10-01T02:04:31.718-07:002011-10-01T02:04:31.718-07:00Offir, the short answer is:
- Spread the Meme.
Th...Offir, the short answer is:<br />- Spread the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme" rel="nofollow">Meme</a>. <br />The longer one is quite long..<br />- Why do you care (or even know) as a product owner about the quality of the code? is it because as a product owner you have quality requirements that are not implemented? <br />- Are you a 'feature-driver' prod-owner? have you told the dev "c'mon, this is not a three day task, you can do it in two hours"? any of these is a no-no.<br />A meme is easy to spread when it:<br />- is for the benefit of the spreader.<br />- catches on easy (in the interest of the adopter)<br />- has a name.<br />So: introduce this post to the dev. head, and call it by the catchy name.<br /><br />Another idea:<br />Development of non rocket-science code is a strange field since:<br />- Developers who write code fast are acknowledged.<br />- Developers taking their time to write bugless code are not acknowledged.<br />- Developers fixing bugs fast are acknowledged.<br />- Developers fixing bugs slow (while cleaning up) are not acknowledged.<br /><br />If you want to break the pattern, try including a boy-scout task in each sprint, so the demo includes a before and after demo of a class (5 minutes demo), or a list of cleaned up classes done this sprint (don't plan which classes in advance, let the dev decide as they go along).<br />And be sure to give 'tokens' for it :) <br /><br />N.Joy , and let me know how it went!The Scrum.m.Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03427222824851946624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897962268089419302.post-57444715607128951712011-09-30T03:43:51.376-07:002011-09-30T03:43:51.376-07:00Very well written, and ohhh so true...
The big que...Very well written, and ohhh so true...<br />The big question is how you make a team work like that, especially if you are the product manager, and not their team leader. <br />Somehow, in the world of Scrum and the role of Product Owner, I feel I have to get into their code, since the Scrum Master simply didn't get to handle that. <br />It shouldn't be like that, I know, but leaving it just for "luck" isn't going to do it, and I do feel part of the Scrum team... :-)Offirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03982485371655249234noreply@blogger.com