Episode 78 – The Real Value of Done Things

What is The Real Value of working in ‘Done Things?’

• It’s too easy to let ourselves off the hook if we work to vague objectives.
• It’s even easier to let ourselves off the hook if we don’t have measurable targets at the micro level. We can just say ‘workin’ on it’
• When something is Done, it is largely self reporting because it is obvious if something is complete or not. Partial states make it very hard to spot trouble early
• Done things are also ready to use – ready to ship to the customer or another team member.
• In general, done things force a (good) kind of accountability and visibility on a team’s work