In this episode we present a practical, step-by-step implementation guide for transitioning engineer’s career to the engineering management track. These steps include:

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We share how to build a success-oriented strategy by taking care of four management pillars, organization, people, product, processes and tools.

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We share what the role of the engineering leader means and how to approach leading from both the back and the front.

Our guest speaker, Anand Safi, shares how transitioning a career from an engineer to an engineering manager is not a promotion. Also, Anand shares a checklist on what to do first 90 days as a new engineering manager.

We share blameless Root Cause Analysis, or RCA, as one of the most powerful tools available to engineering managers that help to eliminate production incidents and resolve quality challenges. We go over what an RCAs is, the benefits, the process of doing RCAs using “5 Whys” technique, and the best practices. In the end, we provide a checklist to help engineering managers to implement the RCA effectively.

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We share the key reasons and motivators for pursuing a engineering leadership position.

Before you take on transitioning someone’s or your own career to engineering management, check if you have the right motivations and strengths needed to take on the role. These include:

We share a low-effort, highly effective approach to creating great performance reviews that we call Engineer’s Diary.

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We continue our Team Building series and talk about knowing how to identify what you need based on the team you currently have.

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We provide a do-or-die checklist for an effective SDLC that allows teams building software that customers love to use and engineers never have to worry about. Here is a quick overview:

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We provide guidance on how to understand and avoid building All-Star Teams. In the end we share a checklist that engineering managers can use to build complementary teams, not all-star teams.

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