Fit / Misfit

A sprint fits a specific situation.

The fit

01
You're the founder, and the decision is yours to make.Not a committee, not a mandate from a board. If you can't say yes alone, the week won't work.
02
The company is past the point where you can see all of it.Big enough that the answer isn't obvious, small enough that you're still the one who decides.
03
You've been stuck on this a while.Months, not weeks. Long enough to have tried the obvious things.
04
You want a decision, not options.I'll give you the reasoning and the case against, but I'll tell you what I'd do.

01
You've already decided and want backup.I'll probably disagree with you in front of your team, and you'll have paid $65,000 to be annoyed.
02
You need someone to do the work, not decide it.That's a hire. I'll tell you what to hire for, but I'm not it.
03
The problem is a person, and everyone knows who.Sometimes true, and a week won't fix it.
04
You need buy-in more than you need an answer.Five days can produce a decision. It can't produce consensus in an organization that doesn't want one.

I’d rather lose the engagement on the scoping call than have you spend the money on the wrong week.