It’s remarkably easy to write an essay criticizing a process, practice or tool based on failures you’ve observed.
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t’s remarkably easy to write a detailed essay praising a process, practice, or tool that you have successfully used.
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It is remarkably easy to write a non-specific essay praising a process, practice, or tool that you have anecdotally heard works well.
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What's hard is naming a process, practice, or tool that others—with their functional and dysfunctional cultures—can repeat with success.
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The canonical example is criticizing interview practices. Everyone says, “We look at someone’s relevant experience and have a conversation."
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Oh? Please do write down the detailed instructions so that somebody else can repeat your success without descending into weird biases.
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Or “Here’s why Agile ruins companies and should be burned in a fire.” I take your point completely. You have explained why it’s terrible.
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Now, please do write down what should actually be done, and be specific. Make sure your steps can be repeated by other people.
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Make sure your process cannot be hijacked by power-hungry despots or devolve into a cargo cult after a few generations.
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Show me how, in ten years, people won’t be writing long rants about how your process is terrible.
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And because it can't be done, it should not even be attempted? Good intentions and attempts to communicate beat cynicism.
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Replying to @sebinsua
Exactly what I have to say about people trying to make their processes work in good faith. Should they be abused?
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