Plan Your Engineering Teams Like A Group Ride 🏍️
- Ensure there are at least two experienced riders–Lead & Sweep
↳ The Lead is positioned at the head of the group, and the Sweep rides at the back of the group.
↳ Lead
🏍️ Facilitates Pre-Ride Meeting.
💻 Facilitates Design Discussion.🏍️ Reviews the Route including Stops for Food & Fuel. 💻 Reviews the Implementation Plan, including Architecture for Quality & Security.↳ Sweep
🏍️ Monitors the group for issues like falls, mechanical problems, and separation.
💻 Monitors the team for issues like bugs, build failures, and collaboration.🏍️ Stays with any riders who either fall behind, break down or get separated. 💻 Stays with any team member who is experiencing challenges.↳ Both the Lead & Sweep need to know where the group is going and where they intend to meet. - Keep the group to a manageable size
🏍️ Ideally, five to seven riders
↳ If necessary, break the group into smaller sub-groups, separated by a few seconds, each with a Lead and Sweep rider.
💻 Ideally, five to eight engineers
↳ Re-team large teams (8+). Ensure each team has two senior engineers - Stagger your riding formation
🏍️ Keep the group relatively tight, but also maintain some space to give riders time to swerve, brake, and react to hazards.
💻 Keep the team cohesive with a main project. Have smaller projects, maintenance work, and bug fixes ready to work on as well. - Check the riders following using the rear-view mirrors
🏍️ Each rider should periodically check their rearview mirrors to ensure no one is left behind. Additionally, watch the leader for hand signals.
💻 Cultivate a collaborative and supportive team that encourages team members to ask for and offer assistance. - Communication
🏍️ Good communication is one of the most important aspects of group riding. Make sure everyone is on the same page before you set out.
💻 Communication is key. The tools are important–Slack, meetings, and docs. Even more important is clarity, transparency, and active listening.
Building teams is a fundamental leadership task. Plan the structure, culture, and processes for dynamic and high-performing teams.
💎 Exceptional Leader Practice:
⭐ Plan Your Teams
⭐ Two Senior Leaders per Team
⭐ Team Size: 5-7
⭐ Work Variation
⭐ Cultivate Collaboration
⭐️ Communication is Key
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