Happy Teams

Video @ RubyConfTaiwan 2014: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCF67x2rP38
Slides: https://speakerdeck.com/winston/happy-teams-rubyconf-tw

I want to build Happy Teams, and be part of Happy Teams.

How can I do that? Is there a formula?

Having worked with a number of Startups in the last couple of years, I have experienced and seen first-hand how practices (or lack of) can affect the emotional well-being of a Team.

In the spirit of the Joel Spolsky's Test, I thus came up with my own highly-opinionated checklist for building Happy Teams, which shall also serve as guiding principles for my own Team in the future.

Think about it. What makes you happy/unhappy in your current Team? I would love to get Pull Requests for suggestions on what you believe would make a Happy Team.

You might want to use this checklist:

• To review your current company's practices
• As a benchmark for the next company that you want to join

The Checklist

• [ ] Hire For The Right Fit
• [ ] Realistic Planning
• [ ] Open Communication
• [ ] Daily Status Updates
• [ ] Code Review / Pair Programming
• [ ] Code Style Guides
• [ ] Write Tests
• [ ] Continuous Integration / Deployment
• [ ] Automation
• [ ] Team Learning Activities
• [ ] Retrospectives / Feedback Sessions
• [ ] Go Home

Created by Winston. Let's all be happy!