🛠R2Engineering principles and target architecturePrinciples are about building software collectively, as a team, in a way that doesn’t hurt the quality. Architecture is about building in a…Sep 22, 2021Sep 22, 2021
🛠R2Team operationsThe “what” for the team is typically their mission, the “how” is team ops. How the team operates is largely the result of continuous…Sep 21, 2021Sep 21, 2021
🛠R2Full-stack, full-cycle teamsI like the expression “full-stack, full-cycle teams”. When I say it, I usually draw a square with my hands, because the two parameters are…Sep 20, 2021Sep 20, 2021
🛠R2Track record and proof of achievementA lot of engineering managers get hit by org growth. I certainly had. Especially when it happens fast: suddenly it’s not possible to spend…Sep 17, 2021Sep 17, 2021
🛠R2Team staffing planA pretty good instrument for an engineering manager that helps figure out what’s going on and what to do next is a staffing plan. A…Sep 17, 2021Sep 17, 2021
đź› R2Use career mapping to manage your career proactivelyHow do you eat a whale?Sep 14, 2021Sep 14, 2021
🛠R2Professional growth and career progressionThe two things that are different but tend to get mixed up are professional growth and career progression. It does not help that the…Sep 13, 2021Sep 13, 2021
🛠R2Hiring process and hiring teamHiring is a team sport. As an engineering manager, you might source the candidates, skim the application docs, talk to the candidates to…Sep 10, 2021Sep 10, 2021
🛠R2The difference between hiring and staffingAs an engineering manager, you’re going to deal with hiring and staffing. Those two sound similar and in some situations can actually look…Sep 9, 2021Sep 9, 2021
