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Promiscuous Pairing 
Yes It Works! 
-Ankur Sambhar
What is 
Promiscuous 
Pairing?
switching pairs very 
frequently
optimize learning and 
spread of knowledge
preventing state of flow
What is “Beginner’s Mind”?
…state of few limits
tries more approaches 
tries them rapidly
transitory state that 
depends on instability
to maintain it as a 
stable state?
Change things 
around frequently
What worked for us?
fine granular tasks… 
each < 3 hrs
tasks pulled by 
least qualified 
team members
pair switching 
every 60 mins
pair rotation 
every 12 mins
code check-in 
every 12 mins
Challenges we faced
team composition 
junior – master developers
odd number of 
team members
how frequently 
rotate pairs? 
10 
mins? 
25 
mins? 
60 
mins?
finding optimum 
pair switching frequency 
30 
mins? 
60 
mins? 
120 
mins?
What have we achieved 
with it?
quick knowledge sharing 
across team 
on each task
no local optimization
better quality deliverables
improved throughput of 
team
shorter ramp-up time for 
new hires
It pays to be 
promiscuous! 
keep pairing… 
As they say…
Questions 
& Answers?

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