Couldn't agree more. I brought up distractions multiple times in our retrospectives. Though improving, there are still team members who can't keep their hands from tapping developers' shoulders every now and then. It's forgivable if it's about serious issues, but not if it's an inquiry about data that is already available on email or slack. All the more if it's non work related chit chats.
I'm starting to think that the size of the team is a factor here. Since we are a small team, information is expected to circulate faster. Process flows are by-passed. Sitting side-by-side in a room tempts people to jump through the process and ask anyone within reach. I don't know. Human nature, maybe? I'm wondering if a team can really pull off such streamline communication.
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Couldn't agree more. I brought up distractions multiple times in our retrospectives. Though improving, there are still team members who can't keep their hands from tapping developers' shoulders every now and then. It's forgivable if it's about serious issues, but not if it's an inquiry about data that is already available on email or slack. All the more if it's non work related chit chats.
I'm starting to think that the size of the team is a factor here. Since we are a small team, information is expected to circulate faster. Process flows are by-passed. Sitting side-by-side in a room tempts people to jump through the process and ask anyone within reach. I don't know. Human nature, maybe? I'm wondering if a team can really pull off such streamline communication.