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## What you work on, should be "work-related". We take a broad view of that requirement; it doesn't have to be directly related to your job. Learning a new programming language, trying a new technology, building a badge reader for the office door, learning bookkeeping or accounting, making a meeting timer, etc. are all great examples of using 12%-time. On the contrary, underwater basket weaving, sleeping, and remodelling your bathroom are not. | ## What you work on, should be "work-related". We take a broad view of that requirement; it doesn't have to be directly related to your job. Learning a new programming language, trying a new technology, building a badge reader for the office door, learning bookkeeping or accounting, making a meeting timer, etc. are all great examples of using 12%-time. On the contrary, underwater basket weaving, sleeping, and remodelling your bathroom are not. | ||
# How to budget & plan for 12%-time: | # How to budget & plan for 12%-time: | ||
## Limit your 12%-time to 4 hours per week over a long term average. It's okay to spend more or less time on 12%-time per week, it doesn't have to be exactly 4 hours. | ## Limit your 12%-time to 4 hours per week over a long term average. It's okay to spend more or less time on 12%-time per week, it doesn't have to be exactly 4 hours. 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. As a general rule, do not go over 5 hours in a 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%-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. | ||