Daughter: How long until we go?
Me: A couple of minutes
(2 minute pass)
Daughter: You said we would have already left. Iโm going to be late!
โ- Next day โ-
Daughter: How long until we go?
Me: 120 seconds plus 100% contingency, conditional on your sister being ready, assuming I donโt get interrupted, starting from now
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The former is what happens when a ‘placeholder for a conversation’ is given to a junior or inexperienced developer, not well versed in agile development.
The latter is how I write requirements for teams requiring a bit more practical help and guidance, particularly remote, distributed and offshore teams a few hops removed from the customer.
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Frank Ray Consulting. Software requirements for agile development teams, particularly remote, outsourced and offshore development teams working in financial services. |