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## 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%-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.  
## 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.  
## Spend your 12%-time towards the end of the workweek, probably Thursday or Friday, as it becomes clear that work objectives will be delivered on time for this week.
## 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:
## Spend your 12%-time towards the end of the workweek, probably Thursday or Friday, as it becomes clear that work objectives will be delivered on time for this week.
# Demo your work on Friday
# Demo your work on Friday
## Every week on Friday in the weekly retrospective, we have an agenda item for showing the results of our 12%-time.  
## Every week on Friday in the weekly retrospective, we have an agenda item for showing the results of our 12%-time.  
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