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Technology and modern working policies empower staff with more choices of how, when and where they work. Measuring output rather than presenteeism is a shift in how we work.

Team Principles is a guide to help with this new paradigm shift. Principles cover generalities, allow adaptation to unforeseen circumstances, don’t put people in a box, and enable team members to use their best judgment and be innovative.

Team Principles will help everyone in the team thinking in a way that it maximises the effectiveness of delivering software

Find below an example of team principles.

• Divide tasks fairly and square, making sure the whole team is growing.

• It is essential that the team give feedback and ask questions.

• Fast response within the team — Unblocking the team member is the priority.

• Ensure phycology safety and blamelessness. We see failures as an opportunity to improve systems and processes.

• Choose to work on improving productivity over working on a feature.

• Make sure self-initiatives get the due recognition.

• Regularly reflect on how to become more effective.

• Measure progress and productivity by the amount of value delivered.

• Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection.

• Choose code as the primary source of documentation.

• Be proud of our work and be able to lead initiatives in the company.

• Choose simplicity over clever or complex solutions(KISS).

• Follow Agile principles.