I saw this post on LinkedIn the other day from Damon Poole where he was responding to a question about daily standup. And it made me think of all the debates I see today around folks in the agile community, how do I say it, following the “rules” of the various frameworks, methods, and tactics.
Now I get it. We’re agile, right? So, we should be inspecting, adapting, experimenting, not becoming dogmatic, etc.
But at the same time, I don’t get the point about all rules being bad. Especially when you’re just beginning (Shu for those familiar with that metaphor) or new to agile ways of working.
Learning to drive
For example, if you’re learning to drive, there are typically rules for learning to and maturing your driving, then the following is a fairly sensible path—