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Building a Successful Software Development Team

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August 23, 2021
7:00 pm

Learn best practices tech leads and software development managers use to build healthy and happy teams. Jon, CTO & Partner, and Tim, Development Lead at Headway, share their real-world experience and advice.

What you'll learn

- How to screen for and hire talented developers on an upward trajectory
- How to kick off projects to help teams integrate everyone's unique styles
- How to get meaningful feedback from your team
- Define project success criteria and getting buy-in from your team so everyone is rowing in the same direction

Segments

00:00 - Introduction
02:29 - Discussion Outline
04:59 - Building a Development Team
07:11 - Conway's Law
08:42 - Hiring on Upward Trajectory
10:25 - Growing Talent Within
12:30 - Identifying the Right Candidates
19:17 - Kicking Off Projects with DiSC
23:00 - Work-Life Balance
28:38 - Tackling Accountability
31:30 - Defining Success Criteria
36:39 - Clear Roadmaps
39:41 - Effective Handoffs
43:37 - Culture of Trust & Shared Growth
59:50 - Humility in Leadership
1:03:47 - Tools for Getting Actual Feedback
1:17:19 - Summary

Articles to Get Started

Level Up Your Development Team with Better Agile Retrospectives

Team Retrospectives [Even-Keeled Podcast]

Pair Programming Mentoring Tips, Techniques & Benefits

Tools We Use at Headway

EOS Model

DiSC Profile

MCORE Motivational Drive

Clifton Strengths Finder

Lead Honestly

Progression

Resources

Development Project Health Check-Up

Presenters

Jon Kinney
Partner & CTO
Tim Gremore
Development Lead

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Building a Successful Software Development Team

August 23, 2021
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Learn best practices tech leads and software development managers use to build healthy and happy teams. Jon, CTO & Partner, and Tim, Development Lead at Headway, share their real-world experience and advice.

What you'll learn

- How to screen for and hire talented developers on an upward trajectory
- How to kick off projects to help teams integrate everyone's unique styles
- How to get meaningful feedback from your team
- Define project success criteria and getting buy-in from your team so everyone is rowing in the same direction

Segments

00:00 - Introduction
02:29 - Discussion Outline
04:59 - Building a Development Team
07:11 - Conway's Law
08:42 - Hiring on Upward Trajectory
10:25 - Growing Talent Within
12:30 - Identifying the Right Candidates
19:17 - Kicking Off Projects with DiSC
23:00 - Work-Life Balance
28:38 - Tackling Accountability
31:30 - Defining Success Criteria
36:39 - Clear Roadmaps
39:41 - Effective Handoffs
43:37 - Culture of Trust & Shared Growth
59:50 - Humility in Leadership
1:03:47 - Tools for Getting Actual Feedback
1:17:19 - Summary

Articles to Get Started

Level Up Your Development Team with Better Agile Retrospectives

Team Retrospectives [Even-Keeled Podcast]

Pair Programming Mentoring Tips, Techniques & Benefits

Tools We Use at Headway

EOS Model

DiSC Profile

MCORE Motivational Drive

Clifton Strengths Finder

Lead Honestly

Progression

Resources

Development Project Health Check-Up

Presented by
Jon Kinney
Partner & CTO
Tim Gremore
Development Lead

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