The typical working hours in IT companies are from 10 am to 6 pm, though it could extend beyond this time depending on the nature of the project. Usually, we expect everyone to put in about 8 hours a day. There are two broad categories to classify these eight hours: Collaboration time and Core working time. Collaboration time is when interactions with others are needed and includes all the client meetings, standups, team huddles, and discussions. Ideally, these are the hours that enable individuals to complete their work. Individuals in the team have limited choices on when these meetings have to happen as it could involve multiple stakeholders. Core working time is when the actual work gets done and is the productive hours of the individual. The more focused the individual is, the more effective they are. These two times overlap with regular office working hours and are not conducive to peak productivity. Some teams strive to have dedicated Core working hours when there are no