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Years ago, I led a MASSIVE project that had a hard deadline. Talk about stress – there's too much work and not enough people. And yet, we shipped ahead of schedule.
How did we do it?
Check out my latest post on Build the Stage to learn how.
buildthestage.com/planning-f…
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Years ago, I led a MASSIVE project that had a hard deadline. Talk about stress – there's too much work and not enough people. And yet, we shipped ahead of schedule.
How did we do it?
Check out my latest post on Build the Stage to learn how.
buildthestage.com/planning-f…
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When first became a team lead, I had this annoying habit that drove my team crazy.
I asked SO MANY small questions.
• Should we estimate this project?
• What’s the priority of this work?
• Where do you want to go for lunch?
I thought I was collaborating. The truth?
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And what about when you want input and everyone is ambivalent?
Choose the dumbest choice.
Think about choosing a lunch spot. No one ever has an opinion. What happens when you recommend McDonald's? Suddenly everyone has an idea.
Try the same approach.
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Years ago, I led a MASSIVE project that had a hard deadline. Talk about stress – there's too much work and not enough people. And yet, we shipped ahead of schedule.
How did we do it?
Check out my latest post on Build the Stage to learn how.
buildthestage.com/planning-f…
Imagine your boss comes asks you one day:
"We got approval to grow your team! What roles and job levels do you want?"
How do you respond?
There's no easy answer – so here are 4 things I consider when growing a team.
buildthestage.com/4-tips-for…
Years ago, I led a MASSIVE project that had a hard deadline. Talk about stress – there's too much work and not enough people. And yet, we shipped ahead of schedule.
How did we do it?
Check out my latest post on Build the Stage to learn how.
buildthestage.com/planning-f…
So many engineering teams fall into the trap of over-engineering projects. We spend time building "high-scale" features to support millions of users for simple internal tools.
How do you stop committing to this ridiculous amount of scope?
Learn how: buildthestage.com/when-shoul…
Imagine your boss comes asks you one day:
"We got approval to grow your team! What roles and job levels do you want?"
How do you respond?
There's no easy answer – so here are 4 things I consider when growing a team.
buildthestage.com/4-tips-for…
So many engineering teams fall into the trap of over-engineering projects. We spend time building "high-scale" features to support millions of users for simple internal tools.
How do you stop committing to this ridiculous amount of scope?
Learn how: buildthestage.com/when-shoul…
John retweeted
We've all heard about (and rolled our eyes at) the out-of-touch software engineering manager:
"Can we deliver faster by adding more people?"
"I want to see more PR activity."
But here's an interesting study on the definitions of productivity from managers and developers:
Me: Should I buy the dip?
Everyone Else: youtube.com/watch?v=fpaQpyU_…
Imagine your boss comes asks you one day:
"We got approval to grow your team! What roles and job levels do you want?"
How do you respond?
There's no easy answer – so here are 4 things I consider when growing a team.
buildthestage.com/4-tips-for…