Geri and I pair for every important task we do for our clients. Not necessarily sitting at the same keyboard, but jointly producing all major deliverables as a collaborative effort.
I will toot our own horn here for a moment because, quite simply, I find the results stunning and I think you should take note.
When we collaborate on a project, be it creating a presentation, a coaching plan, or an entire Scrum curriculum, I believe the end result is not simply twice as good when we pair, I believe it is ten times better.
It is so much better it is scary.
I believe our clients get ten times the value when we collaborate. And, if you can find a partner who complements you well, then you can find that type of productivity improvement too.
Two is, quite simply, way better than one.
Pairing more than doubles our productivity, it puts it in turbo mode. Pairing more than doubles our quality, it takes our deliverables to an entirely new plane of existence.
I have observed this effect for more than a decade. If you want higher quality, better productivity, and faster results, then pair your staff. Not just your programmers, pair everybody! Or at least everybody doing knowledge work.
The results will blow you away.
Guaranteed.
And you’re welcome, for introducing you to each other. :-). I love playing the Connector role.