Discuss technical articles, connect them with current work and record useful conclusions and follow-up actions.
Who is this for? Teams who want to gain practical benefits for their way of working from specialist articles they have read.
Use cases and context
An interesting article does not automatically lead to an improvement. Often there is a lack of connection to a specific question in one's own team. A short joint classification helps to evaluate information and store it in a meaningful way.
Not every idea should immediately end up as a new task. Some articles provide background knowledge, others answer an open decision. A conscious distinction protects the team from an ever-growing list of unprioritized technology topics.
The approach in detail
- Summarize the article briefly. Record the topic, source, publication status and the central message.
- Establish a connection to your own work. Name a concrete question, a problem or an upcoming decision and collect suitable counterarguments.
- Document a result: store it as knowledge, start a targeted exam or add to an existing task. Responsibility is only assigned if an action is actually agreed.
Expected outcomes
- Findable sources with understandable context
- Connection between expertise and current tasks
- Conscious prioritization of new ideas
- Comprehensible results from the joint classification
Prepare for an informed decision
For a short discussion, a source, summary, reference to your own environment and an open question are sufficient. In the case of technical claims, supplementary original documentation and reproducible examples will help.
Keep the original publication status. Old posts can be useful, but should not appear like current product information by a new filing date.
Questions and answers
How much time should a meeting take?
The scope depends on the importance of the topic. A concise classification is often sufficient to decide on a later in-depth study.
What should be in the knowledge repository?
Source, core statement, classification and, if necessary, the linked decision. A pure collection of uncommented links is more difficult to use later.