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There is also a downside - high performers doing stuff they think is important disconnected from business reality. It goes well when company goals align with h
by ozim 2y ago
There is also a downside - high performers doing stuff they think is important disconnected from business reality.
It goes well when company goals align with high performers goals and as soon as the two diverge it starts being more problem than not.
We have lots of articles and voices about CV driven development so that is also there.
- switch007 2y agoIt's been my experience they're kept in the dark by Product, on purpose. So no wonder when they're bored they just do what they can in their little box, disconnected from the business Very much a "developers do the Jira tickets I create, that's it" kind of mentality in most PMs I've ever met
- drpossum 2y agoIf they're off doing things that are disconnected form business reality, how can they be performing at all?
- Salgat 2y agoA good example is fixing massive technical debt on a service that's either rarely touched or wont be around in a few years. The performance required to do this is impressive, but it adds little business value. It's all relative, high technical performance but low business productivity.
- oxidant 2y agoThis article[0] about tech debt was posted the other day on HN. It seems to be a good guide for how to determine what type of tech debt to take on. Exactly what you're saying - does this tech debt Work™ or is it affecting future development or causing incidents? [0] https://technology.riotgames.com/news/taxonomy-tech-debt https://technology.riotgames.com/news/taxonomy-tech-debt