78a: Tracking Capacity Allocation

Track capacity allocation in retrospective rather than for future. This way you know what the team spent time on the last month(s). Categorize the work in three categories: tech debt, product improvements, and new features. Once you accumulate some data around how much time the team(s) spend on each category, you can bring clarity to the business around what the team is dealing with and the data can help you identify problematic areas where engineers spent a lot of time on tech debt.

• Related Note(s):
  • 3: Being a Team Manager and Manager’s Job;
  • 4: Monitoring Work of Direct Reports;
  • 34: Clarity in Organizations;
  • 37: Setting Organizational Goals and Processes;
  • 68: Thinking Retrospectively Helps to Correct The Course;
  • 76: Becoming a CTO;
• Source(s): CTO Craft Con Berlin 2024, Grygoriy Gonchar - CTO Eurowings Digital, Elevate Engineering Goals to your Company’s Genuine Priorities

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