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1. Improve internal tools / processes / documentation / furniture 2. Improve external tools / projects / documents via Open Source contributions 3. Try short

by qznc 12y ago

1. Improve internal tools / processes / documentation / furniture 2. Improve external tools / projects / documents via Open Source contributions 3. Try short crazy projects, e.g viral marketing campaign, official ludum dare participation 4. Teach each other cross-role skills so the programmer understand better what the texture designer does and vice versa 5. Put one or two permanent management people there for continuity 6. Do the usual team building exercises or soft skill training or plain fun stuff

akavel 12y ago
The 1. & 2. seem for me to still strongly clash with the problem of extremely unpredictable/volatile schedule. 3. also, although I agree somewhat less as to ludum dare, so maybe kinda compromise (I believe a viral campaign can be quite a huge industrial project underneath, counterintuitively). The 4. and 6. sound interesting. Thanks! Although, not sure how long those could be sustained? Also, now I think this limbo should maybe not be made too fun, or people wouldn't want to come back to "real work".... heh, catch-22, good one :) As to 5., I don't understand - continuity of what? what and how this is meant to improve?
- CocaKoala 12y ago
  I'm guessing he means continuity of the experience. One of the complaints was that you never know what happens when somebody leaves; did they get fired? Or are they on a new project? Did they quit? Having a manager who's consistently there, who knows the people on interproject and is aware of the comings and goings that you can bring questions to would help clarify that.
raverbashing 12y ago
Yes, but thanks to project managers and bean counters everything has to have a project/cost center etc 1. A lot of people are going to complain if you improve things but it affects them (even if it's a global improvement and affects them is: works faster. Yup, I've seen it happen) I agree with the spirit of your post, but the chances of this happening there I'd say are almost zero.

by qznc 12y ago

akavel 12y ago

The 1. & 2. seem for me to still strongly clash with the problem of extremely unpredictable/volatile schedule. 3. also, although I agree somewhat less as to ludum dare, so maybe kinda compromise (I believe a viral campaign can be quite a huge industrial project underneath, counterintuitively). The 4. and 6. sound interesting. Thanks! Although, not sure how long those could be sustained? Also, now I think this limbo should maybe not be made too fun, or people wouldn't want to come back to "real work".... heh, catch-22, good one :) As to 5., I don't understand - continuity of what? what and how this is meant to improve?

CocaKoala 12y ago
I'm guessing he means continuity of the experience. One of the complaints was that you never know what happens when somebody leaves; did they get fired? Or are they on a new project? Did they quit? Having a manager who's consistently there, who knows the people on interproject and is aware of the comings and goings that you can bring questions to would help clarify that.

raverbashing 12y ago

Yes, but thanks to project managers and bean counters everything has to have a project/cost center etc 1. A lot of people are going to complain if you improve things but it affects them (even if it's a global improvement and affects them is: works faster. Yup, I've seen it happen) I agree with the spirit of your post, but the chances of this happening there I'd say are almost zero.