How do we manage different types of work?
We believe different types of work need different project management approaches.
We categorise our work in three types based on:
volume of work
complexity of work.
Based on the type, we define a set of communication and planning practices.
These are general guidelines and can be explicitly overruled when needed.
🍒 Cherries
Characteristics:
Less than 16 hours of work (for 1 or more persons)
Low complexity
Communication:
Asynchronous in GitHub
Planning:
Via a GitHub project containing issues that the team self-assigns based on due date
🍏 Apples
Characteristics:
Between 16 hours and 2 weeks of work
Medium complexity
Communication:
Synchronous planning meeting with asynchronous preparation
Stand-up
Planning:
Via weekly Slack notification
🍍Pineapples
Characteristics:
More than 2 weeks of work
High complexity
Multiple scrum sprints
Communication:
Refinement
Sprint Planning
Stand-up
Review
Retrospective
Planning:
Via weekly Slack notification