alignment.md

Alignment and Adaptability

You take on the most important challenge with an open mind; to what degree are you willing and capable to take on the challenge that the organization would find the most impactful, even if it's not your first choice. You actively consider how you can best help the organization, and work with leadership to align your strengths and goals with important challenges. You improve leadership's visibility into difficult problems while engaging positively in solving them.

Example of success in this area: You would like to work on <project 1> next, to improve your technical execution skill. Leadership would like you to rotate to <project 2>, which is under-allocated and needs your experience and guidance. You have already been on this team before, and would probably not choose to take on this challenge of your own volition. However, you agree to the change in plans, approach <project 2> with positivity, find ways to grow your skills in other areas while you are there, and are able to address the challenges on the team.

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Level	Skills
P1	Volunteers for and is curious about stories/chores in the backlog that are important but less interesting
P2	Volunteers for tedious/unglamorous but necessary tasks, such as chores/stories/action items/support tickets/open GitHub issues, and drives them to completion Responds to allocations changes by striving to understand the new team’s needs and context in the organization. Contributes to previous decisions on a story, without disregarding previous work When asked, gives feedback to team leadership about less-than-ideal team experiences
P3	When presented with a less-desired but important project, can adapt their skills and make a positive impact on the team Contributes positively to team decisions/artifacts that they would have done differently Actively surfaces less-than-ideal team experiences (e.g. tension during inception, fears surrounding upcoming release) to team leadership and can be coached to resolve them Can identify useful context to assess team health
P4	Frames less-interesting but high-priority work to highlight the value and learning-opportunity, improving the entire team’s outlook on that work Engages deeply with difficult, less-glamorous challenges and transforms them to be more desirable and actionable Is aligned with the priorities of the organization, and approaches their team allocation as a collaborative effort with leadership Adapts their personal growth and contributions to the organization's needs Makes sustainable progress towards current goals by continuously building on legacy codebases Surfaces uncomfortable issues affecting the team in a kind, honest, and direct manner; keeps leadership in the loop while working to resolve the issues