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Simplifying life after 25 yrs in IT. Minimalist tech. Intentional living. Agile Technologist — SM · Coach · RTE · PM | Founder HillTechPartners | AΦA | Less

Baltimore, MD
Joined November 2008
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Most teams walk into sprint planning cold. Great teams walk in with one decision already made: what not to do. Planning is choosing, not listing. What's the first thing your team should cut this sprint?
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Most teams run a retro and change nothing. Great teams leave with one thing they'll stop doing. A retro that ends with a list is a meeting. One that ends with a stop is a decision. What will your team stop this week?
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This is important to remember. Work is part of life, not all of it. Keep your daily life in perspective and let that drive how you prioritize your to do list. The lifestyle you want comes from those daily choice.
Quit your job and watch how quickly the world moves on without you. Ten seconds later, your coworkers are discussing the next deadline, your manager is finding your replacement, and HR is processing your exit. Nobody is losing sleep over the years you sacrificed, the weekends you missed or the stress that came home with you. The company will replace you before your chair gets cold. Stop giving your employer the best years of your fucking life. You’re an employee, not a martyr. Go live.
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Good question, and I think the answer is no. Faster building doesn't fix the real waterfall problem: you don't know what's right until people use it. If building is cheap, why bet on one big plan when you can test five? The learning loop is still the point.
Hear me out: We hated "waterfall" because after Big Upfront Planning, implementation took FOREVER, and by the time we were done, the plan was out of date But with AI, implementation is rapid (100x faster, or more, than before) So Big Upfront Planning can now make sense?
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Most teams argue about story points. Great teams ask what changes if the number is wrong. The estimate isn't the decision. The conversation is. What would you do differently if the number didn't matter?
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