A Software Development Perspective A process is important as it creates an expectation of an outcome. Outcomes can measure a process and result in different ways making the process essential to follow. Without a strategy, we will not confidently be…
Category: Team Lead
Developer Engagement
I was throwing ideas around in how to increase our developer engagement. I was also thinking of a way to give our product development a little boost. I love the developers that I work with and would like to support…
Are Stand-ups a Waste of Time
Are stand-ups a Waste of time for developers? I used to think so. I have been doing stand-ups for the past two months and I now think they are brilliant!
Posted in Leadership, Personal Learning and Growth, Personal Thoughts, Professional Development, Project Manager, Team, Team Lead, Team Manager Tagged with: Stand-ups
Achieving Order in Chaos
Trying to streamline things at work and make it so we are producing higher quality code I have learned a few things. Mind you I have only been in my new position for a few weeks, but already I along…
Posted in Beginning New Management Position, Professional Development, Project Manager, self-improvement, Team, Team Lead, Team Manager Tagged with: Trello
Senior should be a Junior for a Day
There are times where a Senior Developer should take a step back and become a Junior Developer. There are times when a Junior Developer can teach a Senior Developer new skill, thoughts and patterns. Granted there are a fair number…
Importance of Code Refactoring
By continuously improving the design of code, we make it easier and easier to work with. This is in sharp contrast to what typically happens: little refactoring and a great deal of attention paid to expediently adding new features. If…
Posted in Better Coding, Developer, evaluation, Ideas, Mentor, self-improvement, Team, Team Lead, Team Manager
New Project or Team Manager – First Two Weeks
There are plenty of tasks a person could do in their first two weeks as a new Project or Team Manager. I have isolated some of the more important tasks that need to be addressed in the first two weeks…
The Art of Task Delegation
Delegation is a tough skill to master. Many mangers have trouble delegating tasks to employees because they have trouble giving up control. A good manager knows their strengths and the amount of work load they can handle without stressing.…
Posted in How To, Ideas, Leadership, Personal Thoughts, Team Lead, Team Manager Tagged with: delegate, leader, task, tasks, team
