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# allow for more experimentation and creativity that might not naturally come up in projects. | # allow for more experimentation and creativity that might not naturally come up in projects. | ||
Slack in projects is important. A fully utilized project (or team) is virtually guaranteed to fail to meet its deadlines: any small delay during a project would cause you to violate the deadline. One of the ways we ensure slack is included in our workweek, is by booking ''up to 4 hours'' every week of 12%-time. Yes, that's actually 12,5% of your 32-hour workweek, but the shorter name has stuck. | Slack in projects is important. A fully utilized project (or team) is [https://blog.danslimmon.com/2016/08/26/the-most-important-thing-to-understand-about-queues/ virtually guaranteed to fail to meet its deadlines]: any small delay during a project would cause you to violate the deadline. One of the ways we ensure slack is included in our workweek, is by booking ''up to 4 hours'' every week of 12%-time. Yes, that's actually 12,5% of your 32-hour workweek, but the shorter name has stuck. | ||
Secondly, 12%-time allows for experimentation and learning outside our regular projects. The availability of work shapes projects. It might benefit Delft Solutions to have you know React, but a React-based project might not come up for months. 12%-time allows for learning React on your terms. Or we might want a new plugin to calculate vacation hours in Kimai, but can't create a project for that. You could build it in 12%-time. 12%-time allows for exploration of new ideas, innovation outside of your daily responsibilities, skill development, and potential development of new products or features. | Secondly, 12%-time allows for experimentation and learning outside our regular projects. The availability of work shapes projects. It might benefit Delft Solutions to have you know React, but a React-based project might not come up for months. 12%-time allows for learning React on your terms. Or we might want a new plugin to calculate vacation hours in Kimai, but can't create a project for that. You could build it in 12%-time. 12%-time allows for exploration of new ideas, innovation outside of your daily responsibilities, skill development, and potential development of new products or features. | ||