I have been practicing Agile for the last few months for my job. With Mishkin we have been following many of the Agile rules as a small team. It has been very successful, and the learning is tremendous.
So, like Mishkin, I wondered if I could use the same practices at home. A few days ago I asked my wife (Laila) if we could try using cards, a list of work (work queue), and cycles. She thought it would be great idea to put all our tasks on post-its so we wouldn't have to remember them.
Yesterday we made the work queue, did some estimation, and decided what we would commit to for our first cycle. We consulting and decided that one week cycles would make the most sense for our schedules.
Right away I noticed a relaxation that came over Laila. I guess that it is very tough to maintain a work queue in your head day-in and day-out. I will continue to post my thoughts on our progress.
Has anybody else used agile practices outside of your work? How did it work? What did you learn? Maybe my wife and I can learn from you and avoid those challenges.
