Kanban FAQ: Should I FINISH what I’m working on or help the team READY new work items?

By |2014-03-16T17:03:29-04:00March 16, 2014|kanban, Scrum, ScrumBan|

Once people start to get "Stop Starting Start Finishing" thinking (Kanban) or the "Focus on the current sprint" thinking (Scrum) a frequent question that comes up is how to deal with people who are required for different activities throughout the work life cycle. Some example scenarios: “I’m a tester who both participates in ATDD spec. workshop (upstream) and exploratory testing (downstream). The developers are free to start a new story, should I help them with the ATDD thinking for a [...]