Timeline for Effects of automated time tracking/monitoring
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| Nov 4, 2014 at 15:08 | comment | added | IDrinkandIKnowThings | @phresnel - Yeah its an american cliche... It is possible but not very likely and that is what the saying means. It is not impossible but it might as well be because once management has made its decision and decided to stand its ground the reality of the situation is that they are not going to change their mind barring some unforeseen event that shows them the error of their ways. | |
| Nov 4, 2014 at 13:50 | comment | added | phresnel | "convincing management to abandon them will be all but impossible" -> Does it not have to be "will be all but possible"? As is, it reads to me, a non-native speaker, that it will be everything, except for being impossible; in other words: Convincing them is possible. | |
| Mar 4, 2013 at 17:06 | history | edited | IDrinkandIKnowThings | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Dec 3, 2012 at 7:44 | comment | added | gnat | "morale will be seriously impacted" generally my experience was exactly that, but every rule has exceptions. In one of my past jobs, permanent time tracking did not have that impact. Have to note that in that "exceptional" company, 1) everything was clearly, strongly and unambigously targeted to serve programmers and 2) time tracker tool was extremely inobtrusive and convenient to use. Don't know which of these two things was more important; I guess both. I for one have been using that tool to track overtime and keep my weekly time spent below a sane level. :) | |
| Nov 30, 2012 at 22:41 | history | edited | IDrinkandIKnowThings | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Nov 30, 2012 at 22:31 | comment | added | Zelda | RE productivity spike: it's pretty much the Hawthorne Effect which you can expect from most changes that result in increased scruitiny | |
| Nov 30, 2012 at 22:26 | comment | added | GuyM | +1 for "a solution in search of a problem" - I would suggest there are better and more practical methods for managing each of the stated goals that would cost less (in terms of time and employee relations) and contibute more towards genuine business improvement. | |
| Nov 30, 2012 at 22:11 | history | answered | IDrinkandIKnowThings | CC BY-SA 3.0 |