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Definitions by joescho

pandamnit 

a feeling that people acquire driven by Covid-19
The pandamnit is ruining the economy and my life.
pandamnit by joescho May 9, 2020
a dream type where the subject has an undesired sense of something not working in their scrum environment
The scrummare interrupted my sleep and kept me awake for the remainder of the night.
scrummare by joescho May 9, 2020

Scrumageddon 

the period of discomfort and disruption encountered by teams and organizations as they migrate to agile in general and scrum in particular
The organization has survived the turmoil of Scrumageddon and are now delivering value frequently in collaboration with the business
Scrumageddon by joescho June 12, 2019

contriviation 

(kuh-tri-vee-a-shon) – the act of contriving (plotting, inventing, scheming); confabulating evidence; presenting information as fact by distorting or misrepresenting truth
The monthly status report was regarded by informed stakeholders as contriviation.

Contriviation was the only plausible explanation for the story given to the police.

Masters of contriviation, they were able to get what ever they desired.
contriviation by joescho May 30, 2013

defectrics 

metrics associated with defects; a quantitative measure that can be used to prioritize defect removal opportunities;
Defectrics are latent defects in requirements (or design or code)

The number of defects per function point, or developer, or team are examples of defectrics.

A value-oriented defectric is the average cost to remove a defect
defectrics by joescho May 29, 2013