Monday, November 04, 2013

Agile "pigs & chickens"

Tech writers should be pigs, not chickens - SD Times: Software Development News:

"In any agile project, there are pigs and chickens. These terms describe the level of involvement that any particular person has within a team.
Pigs are those project members who are fully committed to the project and are accountable for its outcome. Anyone else is a chicken.
Chickens might consult with the team, help remove blockers, or track the progress of the project.


These terms come from a story: Pig and Chicken. Pig and Chicken are walking along, and Chicken says, “Hey, we should open a restaurant together!”
Pig thinks for a minute and asks, “What would we call it?”
Chicken says, “I’ve got the perfect name! We’ll call it ‘Ham ‘n Eggs!’ ”
Pig replies, “No thanks. I’d be committed, but you’d only be involved.”

(from SalesForce.com)

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