Agile project - How many hours per day should a Development Team member work?

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   Rudolf Christopher Takac 3 years ago
   Resource assignments affect the length of time it takes to complete a task and SPRINT. Based on my experience it can be 7 hours/day maximum. Developers should work at sustainable pace. Working at a sustainable pace is one of the Agile principles. This helps increase productivity and quality.
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   Jossy Chinedu Ibe PRINCE2, ITIL 4, CSA 3 years ago
   At least 40 hours a week, no more than but possibly much lower. The 40-hour work week is actually mandated. The reason is simply that working any longer means the person will be more prone to errors which will require rework to undo. Ideally, teams should target around 30 hours a week with additional time dedicated to personal and team development. That amounts to 6 hours per day, however, if the team wraps up work on the Sprint early, then most of the time should go to the tail end especially if the Sprint wraps up on a Thursday or Friday, give the team a longer weekend. So maybe 6–7 hours per day with the ask of additional time being set aside for personal professional development. A team that can tailor, fine-tune, and automate as much of its work as possible may be capable of 15-hour work week with nearly all that work being focused on value added work. However, that is only in theory. Remember, the goal of Scrum is consistency and delivery. If the team is working at a sustainable pace and is consistently releasing product, that is the end goal. Working Longer hours don't help.
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