Headline driven development - Slava Akhmechet

Whenever you hear of a new IT project starting up with a large budget, teams of tens or hundreds of people, and a timeline of many months before something actually gets shipped, you can expect the project will go over time and budget and not deliver the expected value.

Iterative development is different. Because software is not the same as a brick building, it can shape-shift as you build it. So the plan might be to end up with a luxury hotel, but you might start by creating a tent and then adding a floor to turn it into a luxury tent; then you might add walls to make it a cabin, then a roof, and so on. So you’re

“The headline of these sprints is progress toward product-market fit,” he told me. “But what’s most amazing to me is how it builds trust and camaraderie within the team. Everyone sees each other’s unique contributions. That psychological boost is real, and it lasts long after the sprints.”