diff --git a/handbook/engineering.md b/handbook/engineering.md index 07be1d3bb2..8b41ca8b14 100644 --- a/handbook/engineering.md +++ b/handbook/engineering.md @@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ ### Principles -* Keep meetings to a minimum. Sometimes that will be very very few meetings, and sometimes the minimum will be quite a few of them. But always try to reduce meetings, just like we do with process. +* Support the [Maker Schedule](http://www.paulgraham.com/makersschedule.html) by keeping meetings to a minimum. * Each individual must have a weekly sync 1:1 meeting with their manager. This is key to making sure each individual has a voice within the organization. * Each team should have a fixed weekly sync check in. This helps reinforce team bonds and alignment. * Favor async communication when possible. This is very important to make sure every stakeholder on a project can have a clear understanding of what’s happening, or what was decided, without needing to attend every meeting (i.e. if a person is sick or on vacation or just life happened.) -* If an async conversation is not proving to be effective, never hesitate to hop on a call. Always document the decisions made in a ticket, document, or whatever makes sense for the conversation. +* If an async conversation is not proving to be effective, never hesitate to hop on or schedule a call. Always document the decisions made in a ticket, document, or whatever makes sense for the conversation. The following is the subset of proposed engineering meetings. Each group is free to treat these as a subset of the expected meetings, and add any other meetings as they see fit.