Inside the mind of a POC Co-ordinator.

To introduce myself, I’m Preeti Lama and I am a part of the renowned POC (Partnership and Outreach Community), a community within our CoP. The designation I’ve been set is POC Co-ordinator. My major tasks include that all team members do their Huddle, and Scrum and have completed the bare minimum tasks of checking E-mails regularly, updating tasks on Google Tasks, and so on. So, the question here is how does it feel to be a POC Co-ordinator?

Being a coordinator comes with a humongous responsibility of its own. You must make sure everyone is in the office space on time, including yourself, and question them in conditions they are late.
The difficult portion of holding this designation arises when you ask team members to write their huddles and update their tasks even while knowing they are busy. Deep down, I fear I could disrupt their focus but later realize it is for the best of them.

In cases where members do not write huddles or update tasks despite reminding them, you’ve got to decide whether you’re fining them or not.  The truth is that none of the team members follow the rules if you don’t fine them. The tricky part comes when you’ve got to decide what to fine for and what the reasonable amount could be.  
When talking about the fine, if any team member does not write scrum before midnight, they must pay RS 25. This number hurts the heart but we went through multiple iterations to come up to a sweet spot. When you have to pay the fine, it feels like a needle pricking your heart, but when someone pays, it feels good, maybe it’s my devil side🤭. I made a fine for someone who doesn’t do huddle and updates tasks. You won’t believe how much I thought about deciding the fine; tricky but good for mind exercise.
 
This number is just right because it holds the power of making people cry and happy at the same time. Back to our culture of the huddle, scrum, and regular checking of emails and tasks, when I tick the checklist, and everything gets ticked, it gives me a sense of fulfillment. When there are zero emails to be read and every Google task is in blue instead of red, it is just a wow feeling.

Personally speaking, I am keenly interested in HR. So, the answer to the question of what it feels could be that I somehow feel powerful of being a POC coordinator, even though power is not something that I care about or love. With this power comes responsibilities and it makes me accountable to my team members, which makes me loyal to my work.