Scrum sabotaging dev productivity?
I am spotting a pattern lately. Developers doing less and less๐ฏ. Why?
Estimates are getting increasingly bloated ๐.
What’s inflating these estimates?
It’s down to estimate meetings. Some people find tasks difficult; others don’t dare to contradict. We often lean towards the highest estimate. Just to be on the safe side…
What else is tripping us up?
The pressure to deliver an X amount of PBI’s in a sprint๐โโ๏ธ. Any shortfall equals ‘punishment’โ๏ธ. So next time better safe dan sorry. We bulk up the estimate.
Finished faster than thought๐?
Congratulations! But, got time to spare? Likely, no new task is assigned, or you get a ‘filler’ task, like helping Charles. Soon, you learn to stretch tasks till the sprint end.
Will daily standup uncover the truth?
Not always. Daily standups mean pretending a lot with bloated PBI’s ๐ญ.
Is pretending the new norm?
This will happen so easily because tech work is poorly understood by business users. A barber can’t say a haircut takes a week without questions.
Do we let it slide?
During the demo meeting, I cringe at the volume we delivered. Yet, stakeholders seem thankful for all the work we have done ๐.
Can we bust this bubble?
