Mastery
Finish one usable piece at a time
WhenWhen you plan a project spanning weeks.
Organise the project into pieces that each serve a real purpose on their own. Finish and check the current piece against its agreed requirements before spreading effort into several unfinished pieces.
Why it works
Build a stretch of path that can already be used.
Start tiny
Identify the first piece someone could actually use.
What you’ll notice
There is a usable result before the whole project is finished.
When it slips
If nothing can stand alone, choose a piece that can be meaningfully checked before more work depends on it.
Evidence grade CPractitioner method or editorial idea
Adapted from Schwaber, K., and Sutherland, J. (2020). The Scrum Guide. Read the source ↗
Mastery: Practices you develop over weeks through skill, planning and trade-offs.
