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(DIR) Post #991676 by klaatu@mastodon.xyz
2018-11-05T16:11:07Z
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Oh fellow Mastodonians: The team I'm working with wants to convey that the workload involved in creating Foo is less intensive than for Bar. We are saying, internally, that Foo is a "skinny project". Now what's a better word (better == less baggage around body-image concepts) than "skinny"? We though about "lightweight" or "quickie", but I'm looking for other suggestions.
(DIR) Post #991703 by SwooshyCueb@chitter.xyz
2018-11-05T16:12:29Z
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@klaatu it's a squirt!
(DIR) Post #991708 by minego@birb.site
2018-11-05T16:12:42Z
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@klaatu What is wrong with just "quick" or "easy"?
(DIR) Post #991710 by theoutrider@mastodon.social
2018-11-05T16:12:47Z
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@klaatu "low-requirement"?
(DIR) Post #991712 by klaatu@mastodon.xyz
2018-11-05T16:12:49Z
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@SwooshyCueb Hey, I lik that.
(DIR) Post #991716 by SwooshyCueb@chitter.xyz
2018-11-05T16:13:05Z
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@klaatu thanks I spent a whole seven seconds thinking about it
(DIR) Post #991726 by benhamill@cybre.space
2018-11-05T16:13:39Z
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@klaatu TO play off your use of "intensive" maybe "laid back" or "easy going"? On my team, we've started using this scale:• fine boi• he chomnk• heckin chonker• M E G A C H O N K• OHLAWDHECOMINIt… maybe not be appropriate for every context. 🤷🏻♂️
(DIR) Post #991727 by klaatu@mastodon.xyz
2018-11-05T16:13:42Z
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@minego Management doesn't want to imply, even internally, that the project itself is quick or easy. It's only the development investment that is quick and easy.
(DIR) Post #991734 by viTekiM@cybre.space
2018-11-05T16:14:23Z
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@klaatu Tight?
(DIR) Post #991736 by minego@birb.site
2018-11-05T16:14:36Z
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@klaatu Ugh.
(DIR) Post #991738 by klaatu@mastodon.xyz
2018-11-05T16:14:45Z
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@theoutrider Ah, that's a great one, thanks! I feel like it should have been obvious!
(DIR) Post #991744 by sascha@deadinsi.de
2018-11-05T16:14:55Z
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@klaatu We use story points, which are probably the best part about scrum actually. You grab a few of your old projects, estimate them on a scale of 1/2/3/5/8/13/20 and base your future project estimations on that, do that for a few months and you can actually give somewhat accurate estimates.really important noting SP != time, it's assumed time and complexity and risk
(DIR) Post #991762 by klaatu@mastodon.xyz
2018-11-05T16:16:09Z
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[SOLVED] Wow thanks everyone! I have a dozen great ideas, and that took NO TIME. You're amazing, mastodon!
(DIR) Post #991763 by minego@birb.site
2018-11-05T16:16:29Z
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@klaatu What about "Kid's meal" for a small project and "Family size" for the big ones?
(DIR) Post #991773 by KitsuneAlicia@octodon.social
2018-11-05T16:17:36Z
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@klaatusmall footprint?compact?
(DIR) Post #991775 by thraeryn@thraeryn.net
2018-11-05T16:17:37Z
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@klaatu It could be a "go home" project, where most of the hard work is already done, and all that's left is getting to the finish line?I'm still thinking.
(DIR) Post #991834 by feld@bikeshed.party
2018-11-05T16:20:19.377735Z
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@klaatu the word you want is "simple".
(DIR) Post #991843 by feld@bikeshed.party
2018-11-05T16:20:32.166941Z
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@klaatu perhaps even "trivial"
(DIR) Post #991922 by clutterandkindle@twinja.club
2018-11-05T16:30:41Z
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@klaatu I often use “lift” for that sort of thing - like “project A is not as heavy a development lift as project B” - it’s business speaky but it works.
(DIR) Post #993199 by xurizaemon@toot.cafe
2018-11-05T17:41:43Z
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@klaatuI feel like small(er) / large (r) should be ok in this context too, since it's common for things that are unrelated to human body image? (Small task, small talk, small tank)Simple is in a different dimension; a smaller task can be more complex than a larger task. It might be necessary to define smaller in a specific sense (Required budget? Work hours? Change? Risk?).
(DIR) Post #1001759 by ontploffing@writing.exchange
2018-11-06T01:57:58Z
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@klaatu "less expensive" "more maintainable" "takes fewer developer-hours" "is simpler"In these cases I'd avoid metaphor, to ease communication and eschew obfuscation.