This entry is part 6 of 26 in the series Timeboxing TrilogyOK, so we’re talking about timeboxing. If you’re lost, go here to start from (at?) the beginning of the discussion. Nested timeboxing is a fake umbrella term I just made up for what is actually two different variations on the timeboxing concept that I…
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Timeboxing Trilogy, Part 3: Dual Timeboxing
by khatzumoto
This entry is part 7 of 26 in the series Timeboxing TrilogyOK, so remember how last time we talked about “nested timeboxing”? Well, today we’re going to talk about the first type of nested timeboxing — dual timeboxing. We’ll talk about the second type (decremental/downward spiral timeboxing) next time. So, Why Dual Timeboxing? Dual…
Timeboxing Trilogy, Part 3.5: Timeboxing Turns Work Into Play
by khatzumoto
This entry is part 8 of 26 in the series Timeboxing TrilogyI was making some additions to the previous post in this series, but I ended up adding so much content that it made more sense to spin it off as a new article. So here we go! Timeboxing Turns Work Into Play I love…
Timeboxing Trilogy, Part 4: Decremental Timeboxing
by khatzumoto
This entry is part 9 of 26 in the series Timeboxing TrilogyHere we go again with another entry in the timeboxing series…I really should stop calling it a “trilogy”, since there are quite clearly more than three parts, but…whatever. I mean, it was originally intended to span only three parts but it kept — OK,…
Timeboxing Trilogy, Part 5: Incremental Timeboxing and Mixed Timeboxing
by khatzumoto
This entry is part 10 of 26 in the series Timeboxing TrilogyHere we go again with another entry in the timeboxing series…I really should stop calling it a “trilogy”, since there are quite clearly more than three parts, but…whatever. I mean, it was originally intended to span only three parts but it kept — OK,…
My (Current) Timeboxing Tools: Hardware Timers
by khatzumoto
This entry is part 11 of 26 in the series Timeboxing TrilogySo, with all this talk of timeboxing lately, I’ve conveniently left out the details of what tools I (currently) use to actually implement it all. There’s a good reason for that: shorter articles are like shorter work periods; they’re more likely to actually happen.…