- These working agreements are intended for the engineering team, and for the product team in their interactions with the engineering team.
- These working agreements are NOT a substitute for company or engineering team policy, but rather a supplement to document team conventions in situations not covered by official policies.
- Any team member can propose changes to these agreements at retro.
- Proposed changes will be decided on by managers or by team vote.
- Even if you disagree with a given agreement and you have been unable to get a change passed, be a team player and follow the agreement anyway. Otherwise the entire system is ineffective. The topic can always be revisited at a later time if people change their minds.
These agreements fall largely into three categories:
If you're not an engineer but have team members who are, view a summary of the information most relevant to you here.