Ask HN: How do I get the most out of my team again?
I'm a manager of developers (and a developer myself), and I always prided myself on getting the most out of my team.
We've had a number of people join, and the team has changed a bit in the last year. In the last few months our velocity has really dropped and I don't know how to get people working faster again.
I look at the closed tickets and there just aren't that many. They're all really capable devs but the throughput is really low.
What questions should I be asking myself? How can I help unblock my team? Should I be leading by example and cranking out ticket after ticket, to show them how it's done?
We've had a number of people join, and the team has changed a bit in the last year. In the last few months our velocity has really dropped and I don't know how to get people working faster again.
I look at the closed tickets and there just aren't that many. They're all really capable devs but the throughput is really low.
What questions should I be asking myself? How can I help unblock my team? Should I be leading by example and cranking out ticket after ticket, to show them how it's done?