Productivity Initiative

Personal Productivity Checklist:

1. Traceable:

• Is the work I am performing planned and properly recorded in the Trilinos GitHub issues database?
• Can I trace this work back to a core requirement?
• Stretch: Are there specification and design artifacts associated with this work?

2. In Progress:

• In the context of a Kanban workflow [Minibook][YouTube], is the work I am performing the most effective use of my time?
• Is the work in the “In Progress” column of the Trilinos Kanban board?
• Am I keeping my “In progress” queue within my personal or small group limit?
• Stretch: Have I recently scanned and groomed my backlog? Have I scoped and moved my next “Ready” tasks?

3. Sustainable:

• Is the work I am performing of high enough quality so that it is usable until the end of its expected life?
• Have I provided enough testing to enable confident refactoring in the future?
• Stretch: Is my code, including test suite and associated documentation, good enough for someone else to support after I move on to other work (e.g., promotion)?

4. Improved:

• Is the quality of my work better than two months ago? Six months ago?
• Have I read, viewed or listened to training material that enables me to be more productive and develop more sustainable software?
• Stretch: Have I recently read one of the highly recommended texts, or taken an On-demand or in-person training course that will improve my skills?

Helpful Links:

Kanban and Scrum -- Making the Most of Both, by Henrik Kniberg and Mattias Skarin