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– Trust your internal sense of when to act fast
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Career Journey of a .NET Program Management Director - Lessons from Scott Hunter
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- 1 - Meet Scott Hunter, Director of Program Management for .NET
- 2 – What does a director of program management do day to day?
- 3 – How did Scott managed his transition to director of all of .NET from his previous role?
- 4 – How did Scott get the role? Taking initiative to find the right place.
- 5 – Growing scope and managing perceived identities, from ASP.NET to just .NET
- 6 – Why team cultures differ and don’t align even when they ship in the same product
- 7 – How did Scott learn and build the skills to make these transitions? Practicing integration in early startup days, consulting.
- 8 – Most important lesson from previous managers: Don’t surround yourself with people like yourself and building a team with diverse opinions
- 9 – Deciding between going with a new project or continuing along on a journey not complete.
- 10 – Accidentally attending Microsoft’s conference and joining Microsoft
- 11 – Moving from dev to PM and learning communication skills
- 12 – Becoming a manager and intentionally stopping himself from coding
- 13 – How did Scott into computers? Typing programs into the Commodore PET he stole from his dad.
- 14 – Scott’s history of working on Wildcat BBS to avoid forklift driving
- 15 – Turbo Pascal and hanging at Anders Hejlsberg’s house and serendipity
- 16 – Failing his first Microsoft interview, knowing what you want.
- 17 – Trust your internal sense of when to act fast
