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Timeboxing Trilogy, Part 2: Nested Timeboxing

This entry is part 6 of 26 in the series Timeboxing Trilogy

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…

Timeboxing Trilogy, Part 3: Dual Timeboxing

This entry is part 7 of 26 in the series Timeboxing Trilogy

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…

My (Current) Timeboxing Tools: Hardware Timers

This entry is part 11 of 26 in the series Timeboxing Trilogy

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.…