BEARS Team Working Agreement

Our Team Working Agreement puts a spotlight on what we value when it comes to working together as a team. If other more important things come up during the course of this Phase 3 our agreements can and will adjust. Items that become a habit and no longer a concern can drop as our team evolves.

• Use good Slack etiquette

• Slack over Email
• Respond with an emoji if you've read a link or announcement
• Project-related chat should default to TTS Slack for communication & transparency

• Meetings are effective; have a purpose, agenda, & outcomes
• Use good calendar etiquette

• Schedule meetings in a way that allows for concurrent hours of heads-down work
• Do not double book, ask to adjust

• Be transparent in our work

• Over-communicate
• Document research findings & outcomes
• Any work should be in Trello & update the card as you work, learn, & close

• Own It! - Default to owning something until you know someone else has taken responsibility
• Design with ATO in mind
• Focus the work in thin vertical slices
• Be flexible as life happens - no need to apologize :)
• Build trust

• A few minutes of social time helps things run smoothly
• Don't be afraid to say "I don't know"
• Give kudos for positive & helpful stuff