Re:Should I fire an engineer for working on his side project...
by zzalpha on Friday April 28, 2017 @09:30AM
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If the each team member commits to a certain amount of work,
If you're committed to Agile, I don't understand why you're talking about individual commitments at all.
The team commits to sprint scope. The team succeeds or fails in meeting that commitment as a group.
Beyond that the team should be free to figure out how the commitment is met.
We have one team that works 10:30 to 6:30. Another that works more traditional 9-5 hours. One is largely remote. Another is co-located. They all produce high quality work at a solid, and most importantly consistent, rate.
If we tried to force some work pattern on them, I doubt they'd be as successful.
If you're committed to Agile, I don't understand why you're talking about individual commitments at all.
The team commits to sprint scope. The team succeeds or fails in meeting that commitment as a group.
Beyond that the team should be free to figure out how the commitment is met.
We have one team that works 10:30 to 6:30. Another that works more traditional 9-5 hours. One is largely remote. Another is co-located. They all produce high quality work at a solid, and most importantly consistent, rate.
If we tried to force some work pattern on them, I doubt they'd be as successful.