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Effectiveness vs Efficiency

Would you rather deliver 10 stories at the end of the week, or one every day?

When it comes to software delivery, which do you prefer: Effectiveness, or efficiency?

Let me make it more concrete.

Would you rather deliver 10 user stories at the end of the week all at once, or one story each day every work day?

Why?

Send me a message. Let me know.

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