Agilists talk about "Information Radiators." An information radiator is a place (usually a wall) where team members and guests can inform themselves about project / release /iteration details without asking anyone a question. The most common information radiator is a team Kanban board with cards or sticky notes identifying current backlog items with their status.
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| Information Radiator: GOOD! |
This is not the eye candy found in most offices!
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| Eye Candy - Fun, but not as helpful |
If you are seeing the Kramer poster (or your organization's equivalent) and no meaningful information radiators - your agile score is not very high. On the positive side, adding a meaningful information radiator for your project / release / iteration is a great step on the path to becoming agile.
It's an Information Radiator if
- Regularly Updated by your Team
- Team Members and Visitors Read and Understand the Information Presented
- No one Worries about Fonts and Formats
- Everyone Thinks about Content and Process
Where I grew up, we had iron radiators that heated the house in winter. Here's hoping that your project is heated with radiators.
