December 15, 2019

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Managing engineering teams through constant change

Managing engineering teams through constant change

Constant changecaused by high attrition, frequent reorganization, shifting priorities, and management turnover, among other reasonsis the new normal. It takes months to onboard a new team member and get them adding value. Kathleen Vignos offers tips, shortcuts, and stories for stabilizing a team and finding a path to productivity amid the chaos.

Talk Title Managing engineering teams through constant change
Speakers K Vignos (Twitter)
Conference O’Reilly Velocity Conference
Conf Tag Build Resilient Distributed Systems
Location San Jose, California
Date June 20-22, 2017
URL Talk Page
Slides Talk Slides
Video

Constant change is all but inevitable on most software engineering teams. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median tenure for computer and mathematical occupations is just 4.4 years; software engineering teams often see developers rotate out after 2 years or less. Startups rise and fall. Reorganization is common. Attrition is high. How can you keep a team performing when the environment is in constant flux? Kathleen Vignos offers tips, shortcuts, and stories for stabilizing a team and finding a path to productivity amid the chaos as she walks you through engineering-specific real-world examples of how to keep #ShippingIt. Topics include:

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