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## Try to stick closely to four hours per week though; having you do 0-0-0-16 hours in a month would defeat goal 1 of having slack every week. | ## Try to stick closely to four hours per week though; having you do 0-0-0-16 hours in a month would defeat goal 1 of having slack every week. | ||
## Do not catch-up on 'missed' 12% time. If a week was quite busy, the work consumes the 12% time as a buffer, as it was intended. The next week, just do 4 hours rather than 8 hours on 12% time. | ## Do not catch-up on 'missed' 12% time. If a week was quite busy, the work consumes the 12% time as a buffer, as it was intended. The next week, just do 4 hours rather than 8 hours on 12% time. | ||
## If you miss 12% multiple weeks in a row, especially when you do so as the whole team, bring it up as a topic for the weekly retrospective. It's an early sign that we might be overbooked w.r.t. capacity. | ## If you miss 12% time multiple weeks in a row, especially when you do so as the whole team, bring it up as a topic for the weekly retrospective. It's an early sign that we might be overbooked w.r.t. capacity. | ||
## Missing work objectives or deadlines while still working 12% time in a particular week is a major cause for concern and should never happen. The 12% time is a buffer, not a dedicated project. | ## Missing work objectives or deadlines while still working 12% time in a particular week is a major cause for concern and should never happen. The 12% time is a buffer, not a dedicated project. | ||
# Planning when to take 12% time: | # Planning when to take 12% time: | ||