'''First line of good article at http://www.agile-process.org/heartbeat.html'''

"If your Agile project doesn't have a heartbeat declare it dead."

A healthy project is one where a regular heartbeat exists at a shortest regular interval as possible, typically daily.

An individual performing ExtremeProgrammingForOne could use their time waiting for his or her morning coffee to scribble out quickly on a blank page in a project journal thoughts about the current project progress and challenges thus far.  It is important information for forming a plan for the day's working direction.

-- Gau