- Meet with colleagues to discuss ongoing projects and hand off responsibilities
- Write down knowledge transfer documents
- Download pay stubs and tax documents
- Ensure accounts that should still be accessible use a personal email address (e.g., insurance, stocks)
- Return company equipment (laptop, phone, etc.)
Every week, on Friday.
15 minutes.
- Gather feedback from team members.
- Review feedback and identify key themes.
- Identify action items based on the feedback.
- Identify a date at which to revisit the feedback and the action items.
Every week, either at the beginning or end of the week.
15 minutes.
- Review what was planned for the week
- Provide feedback related to the plan
- Write down what was worked on that wasn't part of the plan
- Review monthly plan and align
- Plan next week
Every daily at the end of the (work) day.
15 minutes.
- Review what was planned for the day
- Did you finish each planned task?
- Were any deliverables missed or delayed?
- How many times I was interrupted?
- How much time I spent on unexpected work?
- Was I got blocked and for how long?
- Rate the quality of work delivered.
- Provide feedback related to the plan
- Learning & Insights
- Did you discover a new tool, technique, or process?
- What could be improved next time?
- Review weekly plan and align
- Plan next day
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2024
Solving hard software problems
History / Edit / PDF / EPUB / BIB / 1 min read (~81 words)- For problems related to environment setup, trying to accomplish the same thing on two computers can help identify disparities caused by the environment and not the code itself.
- If you are blocked when trying to solve your problem, define timebox how long you will continue attempting to address the problem before changing your approach.
- Every half-hour/hour ask yourself "Have I made progress in the last period?" If the answer is no, define a time limit before reassessing your next steps