A satirical org chart titled 'The Glorious Agile Plan,' comparing Agile development and rituals to the structure of a Soviet-style command economy.
The Politburo (Management)
The visionary Steering Committee. They review our velocity charts and celebrate the over-fulfillment of projected story points.
The 5-Year Plan (The Epic)
A Monumental Strategic Initiative. Technical feasibility is secondary to the boldness of the vision.
The Proletariat (The Development Team)
Udarnik (Junior Dev)
A ‘shock coder’. Full of bootcamp-forged zeal, heroically tackles tickets from the top of the sprint board.
Stakhanovets (Mid/Senior Dev)
Exceeds story point quotas through superior design patterns. Patiently refactors the Udarnik’s pull requests.
The Party Commissar (Scrum Master)
Guardian of the Agile Manifesto. Protects the team from external deviationists and scope-creep from revisionists.
The Process:
Sprint Planning:
The team unanimously volunteers for the ambitious sprint goals, pledging to meet every acceptance criterion.
Daily Stand-Up:
Comrades report progress and identify no blockers, lest they impede the Sprint’s inevitable triumph.
Sprint Review:
A meticulously rehearsed presentation of the minimally viable increment, hailed as a complete fulfillment of the sprint forecast.
Retrospective:
We identify opportunities for greater efficiency. The process is pure; our commitment must simply be stronger in the next iteration.