kralk
Spiritfarer is an absolute masterpiece
All time - original Naruto series. Shippuden is ok.
Lately I really enjoyed Birdie Wing and Spy X Family
Currently working with IBM contractors, can confirm this. It’s not even an institutional type problem, it’s like they deliberately hire arseholes.
Back to this article though, tis project presumably was run under PRINCE2 methodology which is very rigid. I know it makes a good headline but a handwritten note would have literally no effect. There’s a whole change control process you need to go through. That note is just somebody covering their own arse rather than actually doing their job.
Pro tip, if this happens to you split your tickets up into smaller chunks! It has two effects:
One is that you will see progress from one sprint to the next, even if it’s 1 story point at a time.
It also has a psychological effect! If you’re like me you will avoid the huge, nebulous tasks. But if it’s something manageable with a defined start and end, you will do it. You could probably even schedule it.
I mean what else are you meant to say? “We’ll change our policy based on the whims of one millionaire”