A guide for working well together.
Before:
- Agree Scope (Pairing for two hours? Until the ticket is complete? Just get past the bug?)
- Agree Physical/Virtual Location ("Will we both be comfortable here?")
- Agree Working Environment (Two keyboards? Text editor and other tools)
- Agree Pairing Style (Time-based? Ping pong?)
During:
- Keep the chat going (Think aloud. Encourage/support)
- Keep switching (Follow the pairing style)
- Keep both involved ("Could we do this another way?")
- Keep breaking (Have a break, have a…)
- Keep checking in ("Could we search for a guide separately?")
After:
- Ask for Feedback (What did we do well? What could we have done better? It’ll feel weird, do it anyway)