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Superflu weekend struck our family — and all the families in our daughters’ playgroup. Based on preliminary reports (and my own condition) this could stretch into superflu fortnight.

This reminds me to ask the question: Has anyone planned for sick days in February?

I spotted a trend a few years back that I blogged about in 2009. Now I’m convinced that February is the Northern Hemisphere’s worst month for sick days. And I do account for February sick days in the delivery commitments that my teams make.

Of course, there are other perspectives. I once had a manager who, when contemplating the likelihood of illness-reduced delivery in February, rebutted: Plan at the standard velocity. That’ll encourage the healthy employees to work overtime and cover the shortfall.

He was all about morale, that one.

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