In this episode, Jeffrey discusses how to empower software teams using the Clear Measure Way.

• Context

  • For engineering teams serious about delivering software

• Achieving rare success

  • Resolve to be in the rare 17% of projects that succeed
  • The team rises and falls on leadership
  • Work for clear understanding & wisdom
  • Measure actuals & progress

• Establish quality

  • Prioritize quality over speed
  • Prevent defects (escaped defects -> process failure)
  • Always working (first do no harm)

• Achieve stability

  • Minimize undeployed software
  • Prevent production issues
  • Correct production issues quickly

• Increase speed

  • Be honest about where you are & where you want to go
  • Assess team's speed capacity
  • Shift bottlenecks upstream
  • Break down work to issues the size of 1 man-day of effort
  • Simplify: minimize work needed to deliver the feature

• Lead your team

  • Form your team
  • Equip your team
  • Design the environment your team works in
  • Set vision, targets, and process for your team
  • Establish priorities and show them the right direction
  • Measure your team. "A" players want a report card.
  • Monitor and adjust your team
  • Strengthen & adjust your team.

• Exhortation

  • You have what it takes to lead your team. You can do it. By implementing these principles, leading your team with a scorecard of relevant measures, you will emplower your team to establish quality, achieve stability, and increase speed.
  • I know you can do it. And we are here to guide. May God grant you wisdom as you lead your team.

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