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sorry - English is not my first language. (Not fixing the comment to keep yours relevant) I think my question is being taken the wrong way. Let me try asking a
by param 16y ago
sorry - English is not my first language. (Not fixing the comment to keep yours relevant)
I think my question is being taken the wrong way. Let me try asking again: I have work X to get done. I have a team member who I would like to work on this. I ask them to estimate the work, validate the estimates and then track against the same. In the weekly status calls, if they are behind schedule, can not give a justifiable reason for being behind (like personal reasons, unexpected technical complexity, hardware issues); how does the group manage?
- eru 16y agoYour questions look pretty valid to me. It's a shame that the language barrier leads to down-mods. Especially, considering that you are making the effort and speaking their language in the first place. (English isn't my first language either.)
- rubinelli 16y agoIf you know developers X and Y aren't hitting their deadlines, then a weekly status call isn't enough. You will have to micromanage; this means at least daily one-on-ones, seeing with your own eyes what was produced, testing their finished products, and discovering _what is wrong with them_. In me experience, poor performers aren't lazy. They either have personal problems, or burned out, or need something but are afraid of asking because, ironically, they thought it would make them look bad.