14 Rhythm
I’ve visited and worked with many software development organisations. Some follow one process, and others a different one. Multiple organisations tell me that they follow a certain process, but what they actually do differs.
Some teams do daily stand-ups, except that they really only do them every other day when they feel like it.
I’ve worked in a team where we did do a daily stand-up every morning. One team member, however, always managed to centre the meeting around his desk, where he’d remain sitting. He was also the sort of person who’d completely disregard the what-I-did-yesterday, what-I-am-going-to-do-today, any-blockers format and instead ramble on for fifteen minutes while my feet hurt more and more from standing.
I’ve worked ...
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