Interesting. I confess I actually prefer open plan offices when in the office else I may as well be at home with a better setup and generally higher quality kit. And no commute.
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/open-plan-office-private-advantages-b2921134.html
@ecomba @thirstybear I agree, team areas, separated from other teams noise.
Recent office experiences with team members scattered across random hot desks on multiple floors are worse than useless, everyone just using headphone and zoom. Might as well be at home then.
I want team areas, with enough whiteboards to design and think together, and to have real tangible information radiators again (dreaming here!)
@matthew_dodwell @ecomba @thirstybear
The best work environments I've ever experienced were where the *TEAM* was together in a dedicated isolated *Team Area*, walled off from distractions. And/but this only worked when the *TEAM* actually worked together as cooperating *Team Members* -- not isolated individuals assigned tasks to do alone.
This was my experience before agile.
This was my experience (of course!) with Extreme Programming.
@matthew_dodwell @ecomba @thirstybear
These days, with our work environments, processes, and such being so isolating, regressive, anti-agile, and destructive to productivity, I find that working in isolation at home works best. I can at least concentrate on my work without interruptions. The dramatic reduction in commute costs is amazing. The flexible work hours is very empowering -- even for a person like me with almost no other personal commitments.
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