[beauty of software engineering - column notes] 13 | how to break the rhythm of writing code during daytime meetings and overtime?

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Column information

1. Columnist ： The treasure jade

2. Column publishing platform ： Geek time

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primary coverage

1. Meetings are valuable

Meetings are valuable . There are many meetings in software projects , In fact, it has its value

1. Review meeting , Adoption of the meeting , You can make the product design or architecture design before it is determined , Collect your opinions , Discover problems in time .
2. Daily Scrum Meeting , Can keep abreast of the progress of the project , Understand the current difficulties and bottlenecks , Adjust the plan in time , solve the problem . In addition, at the meeting , Everyone should talk about what they have done and what they plan to do in public , This is also an invisible supervision and restraint .
3. Project initiation meeting , Can create a sense of ritual , Let everyone know the key information of the project

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2. Meetings are costly

The cost of the meeting , Like the elephant in the room , Obviously, many people ignore its existence intentionally or unintentionally .

Meetings are actually costly , And it's not low .

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3. What kind of meeting is efficient ？

Is the meeting efficient , It depends on whether the value it creates is higher than its cost .

Because there are meetings , Not to create value

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4. How to improve the efficiency of meetings ？

In fact, improve the efficiency of meetings 、 Ways to enhance the value of meetings , Just like the theory of the golden triangle of software projects , Just think of ways from two perspectives ： Reduce the cost of meetings , Increase the value created by the meeting ！

That is to make everyone realize that meetings are costly , If the value created by the meeting cannot be greater than its cost , It's waste .

What are the ways to reduce the cost of meetings ？

1. Cut down some worthless meetings
2. Reduce the number of people participating in the meeting
3. Shorten the meeting time
4. Enhance the value created by the meeting

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5. Other excerpts

• And some meetings make me feel worthless , For example, the leader's long speech , For example, a group of people are discussing things that deviate from the theme of the meeting , For example, I was forced to attend meetings that had nothing to do with me .
• Like the Golden Triangle Theory , You have to let the boss 、 The project manager understands that all three sides cannot account for , To communicate and discuss . We should improve the efficiency of meetings , We also need to have this awareness first , In order to reach an agreement on specific measures .
• therefore , You can accept one meeting invitation at a time , Ask yourself two questions before you make a decision ： Is it really necessary for me to attend this meeting ？ as well as , Is there any other way to replace ？
• Many questions do not have to be passed “ meeting ” How to solve .

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summary

If you want to break the daytime meeting , The rhythm of working overtime to write code , We need to find ways to reduce the cost of meetings and improve the value of meetings , You also need to let your boss 、 All project managers have “ Meetings are expensive ” The consciousness of .

Cut down some worthless meetings , Reduce the number of people in meetings , Shorten meeting time , Improve the value created by the meeting .