Explore strategies for building and managing engineering teams in this 23-minute conference talk by Mohammad Nazmuz Salehin at Devoxx. Learn about the unique challenges of forming, storming, norming, and performing stages in engineering teams, as well as the importance of frequent adjourning. Gain insights into managing teams across different geographical locations and cultural contexts. Discover approaches to hiring at various experience levels, team structuring, and navigating matrix organizations. Address the increasing complexity of engineering management due to cultural and skills diversity. Understand techniques for motivating team members, evaluating performance, and working with both low and high performers. Benefit from Salehin's 15+ years of experience, including 8 years managing engineering teams in Bangladesh, Singapore, and the USA, as he shares his expertise in Agile and Lean management for software development teams.
Overview
Syllabus
Intro
Why engineering management needs to be addressed
Hiring is a project
Hiring pipeline
Hire -Sr engineers
Hire - Mid level engineers
Hire - Jr engineers
Assembling a team
Team structure
Why is engineering management becoming more difficult?
Increasing cultural/skills diversity in the team
Involvement in engineering decisions
Matrix organizations
Motivate the team
Evaluation and Rewarding team members
Working with low performers
Working with high performers
Any Questions
Taught by
Devoxx
