Them: What's the level of effort?
Me: Hold on, I'm asking a dev.
Them: Why do you need to ask a developer how long something will take to dev?
Me: ...
Them: How many of these have you QCd?
Me: Before lunch today? None.
Them: WHY NOT?
Me: Because I've been in meetings with you.
Them: ...
Them: How many have you QCd end of day today?
Me: Around 20.
Them: THAT IS TOO MANY
Me: ....
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It's like we are discussing entirely different subjects.
ReplyDeleteLet's have a meeting to discuss how we can minimize meetings for you? Maybe another meeting every week would help?
ReplyDeletethere are four ceremonies we're supposed to have, right.
ReplyDeleteThe last sprint planning session was waterfall at it's worst. Because our PO doesn't actually know what agile is, and bristles everytime I try to educate.
Maybe I should leave a book on her desk on agile development.
When they suggest doing something the stupid waterfall way, "mis-hear" them and say, "That's a great idea! Because if we do [what you actually want to do and are pretending they just said] it will be great for [reasons why agile is so much better]."
ReplyDeleteThey'll love agile of they think they came up with it themselves.
I'm in a meeting right now where half the group is trying to talk the other half out of waterfall.
ReplyDeleteRobert Bohl Which side are the people with authority on?
ReplyDeleteIt's a working group where there isn't clear authority, but the waterfall people are being told that DevOps is the future.
ReplyDeleteRobert Bohl That sounds like my personal definition of hell.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite.
ReplyDeleteMe: We try to stay as agile as possible.
Them: That's great! Can you give me your five year schedule for review?
It sounds like you are trapped in a Dilbert Cartoon....
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