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ProgettoValerio

Crini

Pomodoro Technique

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ProgettoValerio

Crini

P modoro Technique

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ProgettoValerio

Crini

P modoro Technique

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Remember, Time is a greedy player. Who wins without cheating, every round

Pomodoro Technique

The Clock by Charles Baudelaire

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Goal

Enhance focus

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Goal

Enhance focusStress free work

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Goal

Enhance focusStress free workEnjoy free time

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Obstacles

Overlapping activities

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Obstacles

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Obstacles

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Obstacles

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Obstacles

Overlapping activitiesInterruptions

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Obstacles

Overlapping activitiesInterruptionsDeadlines

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What you need

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What you need

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Pomodoro's Technique for Dummies

Set timer for a 25 minute task

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Pomodoro's Technique for Dummies

Set timer for a 25 minute taskGo without interruptions

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Pomodoro's Technique for Dummies

Set timer for a 25 minute taskGo without interruptionsRest for 5 minutes

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Pomodoro's Technique for Dummies

Set timer for a 25 minute taskGo without interruptionsRest for 5 minutesIterate

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Pomodoro's Technique for Dummies

Real life exampleMy Day before going to work

Get train at 7.30

Arrive at station at 7.55

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Pomodoro's Technique for Dummies

Real life exampleMy Day before going to work

Get train at 7.30

Read a book for 25 minute

Arrive at station at 7.55

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Pomodoro's Technique for Dummies

Real life exampleMy Day before going to work

Read a book for 25 minute

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Pomodoro's Technique for Dummies

Real life exampleRead a book for 25 minute

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Pomodoro's Technique for Dummies

Real life exampleRead a book for 25 minute

Full focused

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Pomodoro's Technique for Dummies

Real life exampleRead a book for 25 minute

Full focusedOnly one task

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Pomodoro's Technique for Dummies

Real life exampleRead a book for 25 minute

Full focusedOnly one taskNo interruptions

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Pomodoro's Technique for Dummies

Real life exampleRead a book for 25 minute

Full focusedOnly one taskNo interruptionsRelaxed

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Tracking

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Pomodoro's properties

Atomic (void/overlearn)Immediate feedbackDevelops motivation (todo today list)Focus on important activities in quasi realtime (25 minutes updates)

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Breaks

Short rest

5 minutes between pomodoros

Long rest 15-25 minutes

every four pomodoros

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Breaks' properties

Short rest helps focalizing on previous still unresolved issues in an asyncronous way (sleep on it)

Don't continue to work!Go away from your deskDrinkWalk aroundLook out of the windowTalk

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workflow

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workflow

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Planning, Tracking and Recording

Tools

Activity InventoryTo Do TodayRecords

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Planning

Activity InventoryList of thing you have to do

TMobile AdaptorRufus refactoringVirgin AdaptorBurda AdaptorH3G's description featureNew CDR engine

( owner='vcrini' and status !='resolved' and status !='QA' and status!='stalled' )

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Planning

Activity Inventory

Properties

•It's you buffer•Estimate duration•Split large activities in subactivities (max 7 pomodoros for an activity)

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Planning

Activity Inventory

TMobile Adaptor live tests 7TMobile Adaptor develop 6Rufus refactoring 5Virgin Adaptor 7Burda Adaptor 7 H3G's description feature 5New CDR engine 5

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Tracking

To do Today

From Activity Inventory choose activities you'll be working today

●Rufus refactoring 5●New CDR engine 5

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Tracking

To do Today

Choosing activites by

relevanceschedulecontest

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Tracking

To do Today

●Rufus refactoring 5 XNew CDR engine 5

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Tracking

To do Today

●Rufus refactoring 5 XXNew CDR engine 5

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Tracking

To do Today

●Rufus refactoring 5 XXXXXNew CDR engine 5

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Tracking

To do Today

●Rufus refactoring 5 XXXXXNew CDR engine 5

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Tracking

To do Today

●Rufus refactoring 5 XXXXXNew CDR engine 5 X

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Tracking

To do Today

●Rufus refactoring 5 XXXXXNew CDR engine 5 XXXXX

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Tracking

To do Today

●Rufus refactoring 5 XXXXXNew CDR engine 5 XXXXX[ ][ ]

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Tracking

To do Today

●Rufus refactoring 5 XXXXXNew CDR engine 5 XXXXX[X][X]

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Tracking

To do Today

●Rufus refactoring 5 XXXXXNew CDR engine 5 XXXXX[X][X]

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Tracking

To do Today, II

Creating pomodoro presentation 2

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Tracking

To do Today, II

Creating pomodoro presentation 2

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Tracking

To do Today, II

Creating pomodoro presentation 2

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Tracking

To do Today, II

Creating pomodoro presentation XX

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Tracking

Interruptions

Protect your pomodoro

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Tracking

Interruptions

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Internal

External

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Tracking

Interruptions

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Internal source: yourself

Externalsource: the world

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Tracking

Interruptions

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Internal write as a new activity

Externalwrite as a new activity

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Tracking

Interruptions

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Internal write as a new activity

Externalwrite as a new activity, if possible

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Tracking

Interruptions

Creating pomodoro presentation 2

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Tracking

Interruptions

Creating pomodoro presentation 2

Unplanned and urgent

Feature xy Ticket 666 Answer question

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Tracking

Interruptions

Creating pomodoro presentation 2 '''

Unplanned and urgent

Feature xyTicket 666 Answer question

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Tracking

Interruptions

Properties, unplanned and urgent

Mark every interruption with a “'” on to ”to do today” Reschedule new activity you inserted Keep you word

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Recording

End of working day

date pomodori interruptions

29/06/2010 8 1

30/06/2010 11 1

01/07/2010 9 2

02/07/2010 7 4

date pomodori interruptions

29/06/2010 8 1

30/06/2010 11 1

01/07/2010 9 2

02/07/2010 7 4

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Processing

Analizing data

Study “to do today”“activity invectory sheet”

lists

Fix failed estimates

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Processing

Analizing data

Turn abstract data toInformative bits Estimates (Yesterday's weather) Average pomodori spent on an activity Observe behaviour

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Conclusion

List of tasks with priority

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Conclusion

List of tasks with priority

Many high priority tickets

Priority changes

No fine grained

interruptions

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Conclusion

List of tasks with priority

Many high priority tickets

Priority changes

No fine grained

interruptions

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Q&A

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Bibliography

Pomodoro Technique Illustratedby Staffan Nöteberg

Pragmatic Programmers

http://www.pragprog.com/titles/snfocus/pomodoro-technique-illustrated

http://www.pomodorotechnique.com/

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