Barry Forrest bforrest

An experimental new way of working

At the heart of agile software development is the first enumerated principle from the Manifesto for Agile Software Development:

Our highest priority is to satisfy the customer through early and continuous delivery of valuable software.

We have fallen into a pattern of not having demonstrable software when an increment concludes. There are heavy sighs when the question arises of what is there to show at product review.

I propose remedying this unvirtuous cycle by trying an experiment. This radical idea is to focus on The Most Important Thing. We spend time bandying about number of developers and weeks. We don't spend much attention to what is Important. If something is important we should attack it with virgor and defer new work until completing Important Thing.

This approach ensures that things get completed. Time spent 'in-progress' for the Epic is minimal. We've all see the task/story that sits at 80% done for 9

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  Follow our journey, from passively watching a brew day to winning steins at the Bluebonnet Brew-Off and a gold medal at the Austin region of the NHC a year and a half later. We share the tips and tricks we learned from others and a few of the comical and frustrating mistakes that we made along the way.

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	,Medal,Beer Name,Brewery,City,State,Category,Year
	0,Gold,A Creator's Calling,The Lost Abbey,San Marcos,CA,Aged Beer,2019
	1,Silver,Belgian Quad,Green Mountain Beer Co.,Lakewood,CO,Aged Beer,2019
	2,Bronze,Mob Barley,Meadowlark Brewing,Sidney,MT,Aged Beer,2019
	3,Gold,Wit-Tington,Central District Brewing,Austin,TX,American-Belgo-Style Ale,2019
	4,Silver,Tank 7 Farmhouse Ale,Boulevard Brewing Co.,Kansas City,MO,American-Belgo-Style Ale,2019
	5,Bronze,White Rainbow,Red Rock Brewery - Production,Salt Lake City,UT,American-Belgo-Style Ale,2019
	6,Gold,Märzen,Sudwerk Brewing Co.,Davis,CA,American-Style Amber Lager,2019
	7,Silver,Oktoberfest,Huss Brewing Co.,Tempe,AZ,American-Style Amber Lager,2019
	8,Bronze,Grist Maerzen,Grist Brewing Co.,Highlands Ranch,CO,American-Style Amber Lager,2019

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