Goldilocks sizer
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…a pile of work to be done.
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Working in flow is satisfying and productive. You forget about time while the work gets done and having fun. Working on similar-sized items facilitates flow.
Goldilocks is an interesting technique and basically doing the opposite of estimating: you shape the work into the desired sizes, preferably similar-sized items:
- Vote each item into one of three piles: “Too Big”, “Just Right”, and “Too Small”.
- Split any “Too Big” items into “Just Right”-sized ones.
- Group any “Too Small” items together into “Just Right”.
The Wikipedia » Goldilocks Principle applied to sorting stories reminds of potato grading machines that sort potatoes into different sizes.
Enjoy the flow.
Therefore:
Vote each item one of three piles: “Too Big”, “Just Right”, and “Too Small”. Split any “Too Big” items into “Just Right”-sized ones. Group any “Too Small” items together into “Just Right”. Enjoy the flow.
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