| Num Nums | Not That Kind of Retro | Start, Stop, Keep | Epic Epics | Research and Eternal Struggles |
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What is 1000?
The ticket number milestone we reached this month.
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What is Camper?
The UK informal name for the Volkswagen Type 2 (aka Microbus).
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What is the Platform team?
The Ops team made a "Start" goal of more cross-coordination with this team.
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What is Access Management?
An epic we worked on this sprint, which involves things like keys and gates.
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What is Report Server?
It's a Magnus thing used for reporting.
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What is 78?
The number of tickets closed in the October sprint.
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What is an Etch-A-Sketch?
Introduced in the late 50s, this red toy with two knobs is still popular.
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What is weekly rating?
This weekly activity was part of the "Keep Doing" category.
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What is Housekeeping?
Sweeping the deck, dusting the bookshelves.
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What is Dev and Test?
The environments in which Magnus developers are now able to deploy by themselves.
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What is 27?
This is the approximate number of issues by which the backlog grew during October, and yes it is divisible by 3.
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What is a twin bell alarm clock?
If you've ever been woken up by one, you may wonder why this loud device is making a comeback.
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What is "the squeaky wheel gets the grease"?
This common saying was used with reference to resolving blocked tickets in "Start doing".
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What is Budget?
An epic Ops worked on this sprint, and a car rental company founded in 1958.
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What is Sandbox Deletion?
When your kids are fighting over buckets so you go to the backyard and eradicate their sandy play area.
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What is 5?
The number of story points it takes to screw in a light...er...create a sidekiq monitoring dashboard.
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What is Pac-Man?
This classic arcade game, where you consume apparitions, is available now in handheld form.
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What is the Parking Lot?
This area was part of "Keep Doing" and is also where you might find immobile automobiles.
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What is The Odyssey?
We didn't work on this epic, but pertains to the following quote: "A man who has been through bitter experiences and travelled far enjoys even his sufferings after a time".
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What is Sidekiq Monitoring?
If you're intently watching a karate competition, it could be said you are doing this.
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What is 133.5?
The number of completed story points in the October sprint.
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What is the hot dog toaster?
This item was made specifically for heating oblong pieces of meat and the accompanying wheat product.
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What is Increasing Stakeholder Visibility?
This "Start doing" could also be described as "putting glasses on someone who is holding a sharp piece of wood".
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What is Unplanned Work?
This epic is a "planned" part of every sprint.
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What is Onboarding and Off-boarding?
The train is in the station, you're probably doing one of these activities.
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