Friday 5 PM Release Anxiety
June 23, 2023
How would your Scrum team feel if asked to release on a Friday at 5 PM? Nervous? Mitch Lacey posed this question yesterday, and it really struck me. I always…
How would your Scrum team feel if asked to release on a Friday at 5 PM? Nervous? Mitch Lacey posed this question yesterday, and it really struck me. I always…
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