Not everything can easily be itemized into a bug tracker or project management system. Sometimes you just need to tell a story. This is particularly true in disciplines outside of engineering.
Re:The Rands Test
by dpritchett on Tuesday October 11, 2011 @05:30PM
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That's where the well-run meetings come in.
Not all teams are co-located. Real-time communication mediums are sometimes the wrong choice, like when you need to curate your message. Meeting minutes are just another kind of team-wide status report. Collaboration is complex and nuanced. Status reports have their problems, but they have a place.
Status reports are generally duplication, and if they aren't, then the tasks are not being tracked properly.