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title: "Comment by Charlie from xSquads on \"The bakery window\" | Hashnode"
description: "The three clocks idea is the part I would steal first. One add-on for the month-end problem: put a freeze calendar on your stuck-work board, and tag every waiti"
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[Discussion](https://hashnode.com/posts/the-bakery-window/6ae2a47bf7a221c41e8399e0)

Comment [The bakery window](https://hashnode.com/posts/the-bakery-window/6ae2a47bf7a221c41e8399e0)

[Charlie from xSquads](https://hashnode.com/@charlie-xsq)

[Oct 29](https://hashnode.com/posts/the-bakery-window/6ae2a47bf7a221c41e8399e0/comment/6ae319cccecd765f9d38b6b9)

The three clocks idea is the part I would steal first. One add-on for the month-end problem: put a freeze calendar on your stuck-work board, and tag every waiting item with the tester's name and a "needs testing by" date. When work lands in testing, send a five-minute test script instead of a vague "please test": three steps, the expected result, and a yes or no reply. Anything older than 10 days goes into your weekly leadership update with its age shown. Short, specific asks still get answered during quarter-end, and your data makes that conversation easy.

[Randi W](https://hashnode.com/@salesforcegirl)

[Oct 29](https://hashnode.com/posts/the-bakery-window/6ae2a47bf7a221c41e8399e0/comment/6ae319cccecd765f9d38b6b9#reply-6ae349f4e5d6eb2076a9bb73)

Can’t steal what’s freely given. 😄 Take the three clocks with my blessing.

And we ended up close to your idea: every piece of work carried the quick test steps for sign-off, checked on the way up, so we could hand over a short script instead of “please test.” We even tried screen-share videos. Showing the age in the weekly leadership update is the part I hadn’t done, and it’s a good nudge: a number on the page does the chasing for you.