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other things to do
A GENERAL priority list for
getting EXTRA things done...
You’ve got to figure out what’s best for your project,
but here are some general things you can look at if
you’ve got extra time in your iteration.
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Fix bugs
Obviously this depends on what your bug backlog looks like. Remember to
prioritize bugs with the customer, too. There might be some bugs that are
vital to the customer, and others they just don’t care that much about.
Pull in stories that are on deck for next iteration
Since the customer has prioritized more stories than typically fit in an iteration,
you can try pulling in a story from the next iteration and get working on it now.
Be careful doing this, though, as the customer’s priorities or ideas for the story
may have changed during your iteration. It’s also good to make sure you know
whether or not the test team has time to test any extra stories you pull in.
Prototype solutions for the next iteration
If you have an idea about what’s likely coming in the next iteration, you
might want to take advantage of an extra day or two to start looking
ahead. You could try writing some prototype code or testing technologies
or libraries you might want to include. You probably won’t commit this
code into the repository, but you can get some early experience with things
you plan on rolling into the next iteration. It will almost certainly help your
estimates when you get back to planning poker.
Training or learning time
This could be for your team or for your users. Maybe the team goes to a
local users group’s session during work hours. Get a speaker or technology
demo setup. Run a team-building exercise like sailing or paintball. Care
and feeding of your team is an important part of a successful project.
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