I love this. Partly because it explains something that is often (deliberately?) misunderstood in a new way. I think it may help people better understand that they need to accept or even embrace the uncertainty, rather than waste time and energy pretending there is certainty. The reason it made me chuckle is because I grew up with baby goats in my backyard, and I know that even standing amongst those chaotic cuties (and their pellet-clumps) it's hard to say how many they are. The only way to be sure is to catch them one at a time and count them as you lock them in the barn. . .
I like this. This whole post is a giant middle finger to Agile Clairvoyance™ — the sacred belief that if we squint hard enough at Jira tickets and story points, we can divine the future.
Spoiler: We're not product prophets. We're just highly caffeinated guessers in business-casual hoodies.
I love this. Partly because it explains something that is often (deliberately?) misunderstood in a new way. I think it may help people better understand that they need to accept or even embrace the uncertainty, rather than waste time and energy pretending there is certainty. The reason it made me chuckle is because I grew up with baby goats in my backyard, and I know that even standing amongst those chaotic cuties (and their pellet-clumps) it's hard to say how many they are. The only way to be sure is to catch them one at a time and count them as you lock them in the barn. . .
Ha! I was not expecting such a lovely reply when I was writing about baby goats.
Three baby goats.
I like this. This whole post is a giant middle finger to Agile Clairvoyance™ — the sacred belief that if we squint hard enough at Jira tickets and story points, we can divine the future.
Spoiler: We're not product prophets. We're just highly caffeinated guessers in business-casual hoodies.