The document discusses issues with over-reliance on Jira and backlog management tools in meetings, calling this "Jirandicitis". It proposes a "jira rehab program" with techniques like using mind maps instead of lists, just-in-time story creation, shuffling groups for backlog refinement, and lean coffee discussions to reduce tool dependence and improve collaboration.

1. Dejirafication
free your process
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2. Most companies use some sort
of backlog management tools…

3. There are many different ones… but i’ll just call them ‘jira’

4. Inventories are wasteful

6. That’s how Most PBR meetings feel like

7. PBR is where the team to meet with the tool

8. Printed jira issues
Time-boxed discussions
Break-out groups working in parallel
Updates to jira after the meeting
Some ideas that I’ve tried to
improve the meetings:
Result: just less badly jirafied meetings.

9. Jirandicitis (or the ‘jira symptom’)
An observable process
when team collaboration
(such as a meeting)
is degrading to become
a plain tool-updating activity
(with a sole goal of updating the tool).

10. welcome to
jira rehab program !!!

11. One of my client joint the jira rehab program:
We went back to paper:

12. Backlog refinement activities are much more lively

13. We are building shared understanding of product & work

14. It might also look a bit more chaotic

15. #1 mind-mapping for product themes
– no more lists!

16. #2 JIT story creating and slicing
– minimal inventories!

17. I call this ‘parmigiano method’:
Grate fresh stories only when hungry.

18. #3 backlog refinement with shuffled groups
– amplified learning!

19. #4 shape discussions – lean coffee with confidence voting

20. GET CLEAN TODAY
#1 mind-mapping for product themes – no more lists
#2 JIT story slicing – minimal inventories
#3 backlog refinement with mixed teams – amplify learning
#4 shape discussions – lean coffee with confidence voting
Sign up for jira rehab program now!
Call 1-900-JIRA-REHAB

21. I’M OFFERING JIRA REHAB HUGS.
Approach me after the talk.
Thank you!
@alexeykrv for #ale16