Are you more agile than a taco truck?

It was crunch time in the webmines, and some of our team took a break to grab tacos for lunch. When we got to the truck, the front end dev - who was feeling the brunt of the deadline crunch because of typical upstream changes and delays - made an observation:

“You notice how the guy at the end of the line isn’t all tired and frantic?”

Or words to that effect.

I scanned the taco truck assembly line, and yes, it was true. Choreographed to a loud backdrop of techno music, these guys really had their flow down cold.

They all knew what they needed to do at their assigned step.

They all knew what they needed from their predecessor, and what to they had to deliver to the following step.

Originally published DEC 21, 2012

They also did a great job telling you what they needed to know from the customer at each decision point along the way.

From the shouted requirements gathering questions, to the fun and helpful wayfinding signage, this was a highly functioning lunch delivery team.