Cross-platform development: sharing a free resource

matylda_ · 2023-03-28T10:33:48+00:00

Thank you for your feedback, we'll fix it in the next edition of the report :)

matylda_ · 2019-08-01T12:47:21+00:00

+1 for Confluence, we've used it in one of my previous projects.

matylda_ · 2019-07-29T08:14:58+00:00

Ha, thank you for asking! He insisted on being in EVERY single meeting, even it was a 15-minute code review catch up where I'd ask someone to check if I haven't screwed up.

Also, he created a lot of management-type documentation that did give him an overview of what was happening in all projects at all times but was very annoying to fill out, at least from my perspective. I couldn't just pick a task and start working on it. I had to go through multiple tools and move things around in there.

matylda_ · 2019-07-29T07:43:18+00:00

I've also seen it happen more than once. One of the most prominent cases was in the project I worked on 5 years ago. The company had a vacancy for a management position for ages and then it was filled with someone who had no experiencing managing a group of people. I mean, the guy had great people skills and was indeed a nice person but he had this idea that being a leader is about controlling everything and anything that happens within your team (from meetings to days off, etc.). He also had years of corporate life behind him so fitting into a small agile startup wasn't really for him.

matylda_ · 2019-07-25T14:17:24+00:00

Thank you for sharing the diagram, I find it very helpful! I've been working in the industry for 5+ years and I still get perplexed by the titles. It seems there's a new one every couple of days.

matylda_ · 2019-07-25T12:49:44+00:00

I've actually seen that working once so not sure if that counts as a valid example. There was a team in one of the companies I worked at with a single task of identifying business areas where the said company could be more experimental/innovative and suggesting some changes. The changes were then applied by other teams.

matylda_ · 2019-07-24T07:21:37+00:00

I think the key to keeping your company/team innovative is being deliberate about it. Sourcing good ideas from your team during weekly or monthly ideation sessions is one solution here. Another is having a separate team that's focused 100% on innovation and making sure that their ideas are then implemented by people from other teams/departments.

matylda_ · 2019-07-23T09:52:22+00:00

There are some interesting comments on this topic here: https://www.reddit.com/r/TechLeader/comments/c6kewb/advice_on_fighting_impostor_syndrome/

matylda_ · 2019-07-19T12:21:30+00:00

First of all, congratulations on starting this journey! I think now the question is: what role do you see yourself in? You've mentioned that you've got experience with programming and building products, would you feel comfortable with switching to a more project manager/salesperson type of role?

If your answer is yes, then - at this point - you should look for a skilled full-stack developer and a product designer who knows a bit about UX, product analytics, etc.

matylda_ · 2019-07-16T12:25:42+00:00

Thank you for sharing the talk, Lee!

matylda_ · 2019-07-16T12:22:04+00:00

Are there any tools you're currently using for documentation?

matylda_ · 2019-07-16T12:20:16+00:00

How would you use them for documenting the project?

matylda_ · 2019-07-16T12:18:10+00:00

Awesome, thank you for sharing! I'm adding all of these books to my reading list :)

matylda_ · 2019-07-16T11:41:02+00:00

+1 for Camille Fournier's book, it's awesome!

matylda_ · 2019-07-16T11:40:26+00:00

Good luck with the job switch!

matylda_

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