Re: Time management

So said  Ron Jeffries  on  12/13/2002 --------------------

>On Friday, December 13, 2002, at 3:45:17 PM, Bill Walton wrote:
>
>> If XP works at the bottom, among the folks doing development,
>> might it not work upwards?
>
>Yes. As an example, imagine a manager who wrote all the things he needed
>to work
>on on cards. He prioritized, estimated, and scheduled as much work as he
>had
>accomplished in the previous week. He let everyone know what he was
>working on
>and what he was not working on. He stopped when he had worked as many
>hours as
>he was willing to commit to the business, secure in the knowledge that his
>available time was spent on the most important possible things.
>
>Such a manager might find himself more effective, better organized, and in
>a
>position to sustain his work and his life in the balance he chose.

I am testing that hypothesis as we speak, and in the first managerial role in my career. I am doing it Scrum-style, though: monthly backlogs and the very cool progress chart. I do it in Excel so as not to lose the cards, as I have essentially three offices plus the road. I also translate from Scrum to IBM-style weekly status e-mails to my manager.

If I have any stories to relate along the way, I'll post them where appropriate.

PS: So far, so good.

J. B. Rainsberger,
President, Diaspar Software Services
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http://www.diasparsoftware.com/
telephone: +1 416 791-8603
All correspondence (c) 2002 Diaspar Software Services.
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