Revision as of 21:21, 2 October 2014

TPS

What? Tactical Priorities Syndicate. MoFo leaders who help translate our strategic goals into tactical priorities each two-week cycle.
Why? A more agile working style, distributed leadership, and short, time-bound initiatives that tie back to our quarterly and yearly goals.
Who? Friendly MoFos here to serve: David Ascher, Paul Johnson, Chris Lawrence, Geoffrey MacDougall, Cassie McDaniel, Ben Moskowitz, Andrew Sliwinski, Matthew Thompson, Michelle Thorne, Simon Wex
How? Through weekly TPS meetings. In a collaborative production cycle we design together.
When? The TPS meets every Monday (time TBD)

TPS meetings happen Mondays, at the beginning and mid-point of each Heartbeat.

Collaborative production is our goal. MoFos build things. Many different kinds of things -- not just software. Our goal is to work across teams effectively for smart, collaborative production.
We work in two-week "Heartbeat" cycles. A well-designed, two-week production cycle helps us do collaborative production better. Working across teams with the right mix of cohesion, empowerment and communication.
The TPS helps design and optimize this cycle. Meeting at the beginning and mid-point of each Heartbeat to prioritize and allocate resources.

The life-cycle of a Heartbeat:

Plan on Monday. Small groups and cross-functional teams get together on the first Monday of each Heartbeat. To discuss what their team wants to get done together over the next two weeks. The TPS then meets to review everyone's proposals.
Communicate on Tuesday. The entire Webmaker tribe gathers on Tuesday. To review and talk about about the finalized list of priorities set by the TPS. Everyone leaves with a shared sense of what we're all working on together that Heartbeat.
That's it! The rest of the two weeks are your own. You can add on additional meetings or stand-ups as you and your manager see fit. The TPS meets at the mid-point to look ahead and ensure we're on track. And we get together at the end of the cycle to demo and celebrate what we got done.

The result: Fewer meetings, smarter communication, more time to get stuff done.

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 * '''Communicate on Tuesday'''. The entire Webmaker tribe gathers on Tuesday. To review and talk about about the finalized list of priorities set by the TPS. Everyone leaves  with a shared sense of what we're all working on together that Heartbeat.
 * '''That's it!''' The rest of the two weeks are your own. You can add on additional meetings or stand-ups as you and your manager see fit. The TPS meets at the mid-point to look ahead and ensure we're on track. And we get together at the end of the cycle to demo and celebrate what we got done.
 '''The result:''' Fewer meetings, smarter communication, more time to get stuff done.
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