Re: Re: Starting XP, looking for suggestions.
Ron Jeffries <ronjeffries <at> XProgramming.com>
2006-01-02 11:06:17 GMT
Hi Jeff ... I've been holding back from responding in hopes that I'd
think of something profound to say. Since that appears not to be
happening, here's what I've got. ;->
On Saturday, December 31, 2005, at 12:03:13 PM, jeffadams78 wrote:
> Well, at first I wasn't going to do card-based planning because it
> seems so "antiquated"... just track everything online! But all the
> resources say over and over again the same thing: there's just no
> substitute for being able to pick up the cards, flip through 'em,
> stack 'em, etc. And I can understand that, honestly I think I was
> more worried about what my boss and PM would think if they saw me
> playing with index cards. But really, if it gets the job done, who
> cares if they giggle behind my back at first?
I carry 3x5 cards in my pocket. I use them to write down the phone
numbers of any good looking people who offer their number, to sign
autographs for people requesting them, to draw maps of how to get to
Lu & Carl's from wherever, and still have plenty left over for less
important things, like
* making short notes on things I observe when working with a team;
* writing class or object names one per card, and moving the cards
around on the table to describe how something works;
* writing story names one per card and arranging them to make a
schedule;
* writing book chapter ideas one per card to arrange chapters as
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