There was some miscommunication going on here, which is not unusual, so you ended up doing more work then you were required to. The takeaway is to assume less and ask more clarifying questions. Also, different companies do things differently, so don't try to overgeneralize the way things are done there, thinking that it's the way things are done everywhere. They might be using some of these terms (like MDD) as buzzwords, or mere labels for their own processes. E.g., to me, MDD is a much wider topic, and has little to do with spreadsheets and backlog items.
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