(2017-12-05) Cutler Work Smallereven If It Makes No Sense

John Cutler: Work Smaller (Even If It Makes No Sense). The problem is that teams often fail to master working small, and working together (TeamWork).

Tasks are farmed out to individuals. Team accountability for the goal turns into individual accountability for tasks. Individuals take on enough tasks to keep them busy for the duration of the block (Iteration). The goal lacks cohesiveness (it represents multiple individual goals strung together)

How do athletes tackle a new skill? They master movements. They work on technique. They start small and ramp up. How do orgs tend to adopt Agile? The team sets a sprint length (often according to a global release cadence out of their control), and starts playing the game. They play a game of Tetris... (vs Slack)