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Stop choosing an Agile method. Choose a promise size.

Version originale en anglais : https://dev.to/karkael/stop-picking-a-method-pick-a-promise-size-3956 Commençons par le débat auquel je ne crois plus : Scrum contre Kanban. C'est un débat de vitrine. Il vend des certifications, il remplit des tracks de conférence, il permet de mettre une tribu dans sa bio. Et il masque quelque chose de bien plus utile : ces méthodes sont voisines . Sur notre…

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A software development team of four people, including a lead architect, worked on a project for ten months, implementing three different methodologies: Kanban, Strong Ownership, and Scrum. The team's approach changed over time, with the unit of responsibility shifting from individual components to pages and eventually to storypoints.

The team used different estimation methods, including days, weeks, and storypoints, depending on their level of certainty about the work. The project's workflow and ceremonies, such as daily meetings and retrospectives, remained largely unchanged throughout the ten months.

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