Jared Wooten

Technical Coach | Extreme Programmer

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I Love to Disagree

March 25, 2020 by Jared Wooten

I have incredible respect for the individuals on my last team, so I became actively excited when the opportunity arose to disagree. I knew my teammates would listen to and try to clarify my ideas, and I would afford them the same dignity. The result of such a debate rarely ended in us agreeing on my or anyone's idea as it was originally presented. The process of clarification and debate would polish each idea until one was clearly the best idea given what we presently knew.

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March 25, 2020 /Jared Wooten
extreme programming, agileteam, respect, diversity, whole team, debate culture, get it right, psychological safety, trust
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From Deadlines to Projections Using Probabilistic Estimation

March 17, 2020 by Jared Wooten

From a software engineer's perspective, these careless deadlines strike a tone of mistrust of the sort that feels like you can't be trusted to get the work done in a timely manner unless a fire is lit under you by your superior. These deadlines alone can undermine relationships and create hostility among colleagues who are otherwise working towards the same goal.

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March 17, 2020 /Jared Wooten
agile, probabilistic estimation, deadlines, kanban, trust
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