Bureaucracy has a bad reputation and we try to avoid it.
Bureaucracy has a bad reputation and we try to avoid it.
But bureaucracy also has good aspects.
Having written down processes greatly reduces time spent on on-boarding, reduces ambiguity, and prevents mistakes.
But bureaucracy also has its advantages. Having written-down processes greatly reduces time spent on onboarding, reduces ambiguity, and prevents mistakes. A counterintuitive effect is that it also makes it easier to change processes. It is really hard to change a process that doesn't have a name or location and lives in different versions in the heads of various people. Changing a written process and distributing the diff is much easier.
A counterintuitive effect is that it also makes it easier to change processes.
It is really hard to change a process that doesn't have a name or location and lives in different versions in the heads of various people.
Changing a written process and distributing the diff is much easier.
This handbook is the result of an ongoing effort to document some of our processes. Contributions are always welcome.
This handbook is the result of an ongoing effort to document some of our processes. Contributions are always welcome.
