> They do not need to be micro- or even macro-level managed
> Developers with nothing to do become disruptive or lazy.
> With all this advice and help, I can easily determine what work needs to be done first, what next, what can remain on-hold, and can assign work to the team.
> Once the Statement of Work is completed (and reviewed, filed and approved by me), the person starts executing the tasks and we move into a work and review phase.
If this isn’t micro management, what is? Where is the team empowered to improve their process? Where is tech debt addressed? Is estimation really so easy? Ever heard of pair programming?
> They do not need to be micro- or even macro-level managed
> Developers with nothing to do become disruptive or lazy.
> With all this advice and help, I can easily determine what work needs to be done first, what next, what can remain on-hold, and can assign work to the team.
> Once the Statement of Work is completed (and reviewed, filed and approved by me), the person starts executing the tasks and we move into a work and review phase.
If this isn’t micro management, what is? Where is the team empowered to improve their process? Where is tech debt addressed? Is estimation really so easy? Ever heard of pair programming?
Note to myself: never work for that person.