Re:The Grug Brained Developer (2022)
by roryirvine on Wednesday June 18, 2025 @06:27AM
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Yeah, exactly, and you see it all over the place. It's not even cargo-culting, it's more half-arsed than that.
"We're all-in on using Kanban here"
"Ah, great. What's your current WIP limit?"
"Um, what's a whip limit?"
As a consultant, I don't actually mind finding myself in the midst of that sort of situation - at the very least, it means I'm going to be able to have a positive impact on the team just by putting in a bit of thought and consistent effort.
"We're all-in on using Kanban here"
"Ah, great. What's your current WIP limit?"
"Um, what's a whip limit?"
As a consultant, I don't actually mind finding myself in the midst of that sort of situation - at the very least, it means I'm going to be able to have a positive impact on the team just by putting in a bit of thought and consistent effort.