Are your developers and testers happy? What, youโve never asked them before! Seriously, why not?
I donโt mean a once-a-year tickbox performance review in which corporate objectives shrouded in jargon are handed down in silent ceremony.
I mean having the courage to ask your direct reports (or team members if you are some kind of agile coach/scrum master), โAre you happy working here?โ
Then listen intently to what they say, whilst trying not to think of rebuttals to make.
This is very different to a pre-canned retro conducted on Miro with some cute ice breakers. It’s more scary too, because the answers may/will be uncomfortable to hear and often difficult to address.
Nevertheless, isnโt this why managers get paid the big bucks?
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Frank Ray Consulting. Software requirements for agile development teams, particularly remote, outsourced and offshore development teams working in financial services. |