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The pros and cons of 10% time

Liz Pope
September 02, 2016

The pros and cons of 10% time

From my experience of working in a team who have 10% time, what are the pros and the cons, or as I call them in the talk challenges of 10% time, and how to make the most of the time.

Talk first presented at Agile on the Beach in September 2016

Liz Pope

September 02, 2016
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  1. An opportunity for the team to spend 10% of their

    time working on something different definition….
  2. "We encourage our employees, in addition to their regular projects,

    to spend 20% of their time working on what they think will most benefit Google” "This empowers them to be more creative and innovative. Many of our significant advances have happened in this manner."
  3. Project Lounge is a day where you choose what you

    want to work on. The only parameters are that it will either support you in your development or that it will benefit the business (now or in the future). definition….
  4. “Now i’ve had the time I don’t know how I

    ever coped without it. It’s a chance to catch up, keep up to date and innovate.”
  5. “Sorry! I know today is 10% time, but I wondered

    if someone would mind taking a look at something for me, it’s a small piece of work and could be worth ££££”