revtreeleaf

Re:Ask HN: Is being on multiple teams manageable? on Thursday June 24, 2021 @05:48PM (#27624246)

Yes, I could let other things slide. The issue I have with that is then those things become more urgent further down the road. Or they bubble up to become more significant because they weren't addressed.

My manager feels okay/good about the work I am doing. That confuses me though because as I said I have said explicitly to her that I am not accomplishing anything. If I continue with what I am doing and the teams still have good output then it looks like I have done a good job.

Re:Ask HN: How does a Product Manager add value? on Thursday June 24, 2021 @03:02PM (#27622362)

Agreed. Good (as in skilled) people bring value.

Ask HN: Is being on multiple teams manageable?

Posted by revtreeleaf on Thursday June 24, 2021 @03:00PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I am working on three scrum teams at the moment in a lead role. That means I have calendar events for 3 daily stand-ups per day and each team has planning sessions, retros and other scrum ceremonies. I've been doing this for the last few months.After SCRUM ceremonies, time allocated for ad-hoc meetings, time set aside for some other ad hoc stuff, I only have a couple of hours per team per...

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