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Updates to the Engineering initiatives time budget

Tim Zallmann requested to merge tz-update-6040 into main

Why is this change being made?

This change increases the time that engineering teams have to work on platform improvements and foundational technologies from 20% to 40%. It also clarifies that work done in this time should be coordinated and prioritized by the engineering manager of a team.

Review App - https://gitlab-com.gitlab.io/-/content-sites/handbook/-/jobs/6666398123/artifacts/public/handbook/engineering.html#engineering-initiatives

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  • Updates to the Engineering initiatives time budget
Edited by Tim Zallmann

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