ZOMG I'm Leading a Project - Velocity 2019

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   1. Write code
   2. Review code
   3. Write JIRA tickets
   

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   1. Write JIRA tickets
   2. Review code
   3. Write code
   

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   When leading a
   project, everything
   changes
   

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   Jonathan Maltz
   @maltzj
   06-13-19
   AUTHOR DATE
   ZOMG I'm Leading A
   Project
   

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   Different Names in
   Different Places
   

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    Deliver on time, with a
    high bar, without
    people quitting
    

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    ● Accountable for project being successful
    Responsibilities
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    ● Accountable for project being successful
    ● Deciding on a project plan
    Responsibilities
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    ● Accountable for project being successful
    ● Deciding on a project plan
    ● Prioritizing work for delivery
    Responsibilities
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    Before
    

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    You
    

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    You
    Engineering
    Manager
    Are you happy?
    

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    You
    Engineering
    Manager
    Are you happy?
    Project Lead
    Here are the
    priorities
    

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    After
    

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    You
    

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    You
    Engineer 1
    Engineer 2
    Engineer 2
    

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    You
    Engineer 1
    Engineer 2
    Engineer 2
    What should we
    do next?
    What should we
    do next?
    What should we
    do next?
    

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    You
    Engineer 1
    Engineer 2
    Engineer 2
    Team Lead
    What should we
    do next?
    Is your technical
    bar high?
    What should we
    do next?
    What should we
    do next?
    

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    You
    Engineering
    Manager
    Engineer 1
    Engineer 2
    Engineer 2
    Team Lead
    What should we
    do next?
    Is your technical
    bar high?
    Are you being
    fair? What should we
    do next?
    What should we
    do next?
    

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    You
    Engineering
    Manager
    Engineer 1
    Engineer 2
    Engineer 2
    Team Lead
    What should we
    do next?
    Is your technical
    bar high?
    Are you being
    fair? What should we
    do next?
    What should we
    do next?
    Product
    Manager Can we get
    it sooner?
    

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    You
    Engineering
    Manager
    Engineer 1
    Engineer 2
    Engineer 2
    Team Lead
    What should we
    do next?
    Is your technical
    bar high?
    Are you being
    fair? What should we
    do next?
    What should we
    do next?
    Product
    Manager Can we get
    it sooner?
    Other Project
    Leads
    Can you unblock
    us?
    

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    Getting Started
    

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    Write a design
    document
    

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    Write a design
    document, with
    milestones
    

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    Write a design
    document, with
    milestones, and
    relevant signoffs
    

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    "I never write a design
    document without
    knowing it will get
    signed off"
    

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    Gather
    Requirements
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    ● What does your product owner want to build?
    4 Key Questions
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    ● What does your product owner want to build?
    ● Why do they want it built?
    4 Key Questions
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    ● What does your product owner want to build?
    ● Why do they want it built?
    ● What's the core of this feature?
    4 Key Questions
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    ● What does your product owner want to build?
    ● Why do they want it built?
    ● What's the core of this feature?
    ● What's less important?
    4 Key Questions
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    Importance
    Difficulty/Risk
    

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    Importance
    Difficulty/Risk
    

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    "{Feature} seems like it
    will be hard, can we do
    that as a follow-up"
    

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    Build a Skeleton
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    Solution
    Exploring
    

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    "So I'm trying to figure
    out {problem}, can we
    talk about approaches"
    

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    Fewer people
    

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    Fewer people: Less
    confidence in
    decision, quicker
    

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    Fewer people: Less
    confidence in
    decision, quicker
    More people
    

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    Fewer people: Less
    confidence in
    decision, quicker
    More people: More
    confidence in
    decision, takes longer
    

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    ● Your team lead
    ● Experts on any affected systems
    ● One/Two People on the Project
    At A Minimum
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    Solution
    Exploring
    Solution
    Deciding
    

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    Define
    Milestones
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    Shippable Chunks
    

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    Importance
    Difficulty/Risk
    

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    Importance
    Difficulty/Risk
    

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    Unblock Future Work
    

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    Get Sign-Off
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    Consent
    vs.
    Consensus
    

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    Sign-off Meetings!
    

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    Kick-off
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    Execution
    

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    You
    Engineering
    Manager
    Product
    Manager
    Engineer 1
    Other Project
    Leads
    Engineer 2
    Engineer 2
    Team Lead
    What should we
    do next?
    Is your technical
    bar high?
    Can we get
    it sooner?
    Are you being
    fair?
    Can you unblock
    us?
    What should we
    do next?
    What should we
    do next?
    

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    Goal #1: Answer all
    these questions
    

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    Goal #2: Spend as little
    time as possible doing
    this
    

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    1. Write JIRA tickets
    2. Review code
    3. Write code
    

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    1. Manage tasks
    2. Review code
    3. Write code
    

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    Task
    Management
    

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    ● All work is in your task tracker
    Task Management
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    ● All work is in your task tracker
    ● Ideally broken down in 1-4 day chunks
    Task Management
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    ● All work is in your task tracker
    ● Ideally broken down in 1-4 day chunks
    ● In progress/up next/done work is visible
    Task Management
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    Task Breakdown
    

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    Meetings
    

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    ● Daily standups (sync or async)
    Meetings
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    ● Daily standups (sync or async)
    ● 1:1 with your product manager every 2 weeks
    Meetings
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    ● Daily standups (sync or async)
    ● 1:1 with your product manager every 2 weeks
    ● 1:1s with people on your team every 2-3 weeks
    Meetings
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    ● Daily standups (sync or async)
    ● 1:1 with your product manager every 2 weeks
    ● 1:1s with people on your team every 2-3 weeks
    ● Regular meeting (default 2 weeks) to agree on next priorities
    Meetings
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    ● Confusion about what to work on next
    Failure modes
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    ● Confusion about what to work on next
    ○ Have you prioritized your backlog well enough?
    Failure modes
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    ● Confusion about what to work on next
    ○ Have you prioritized your backlog well enough?
    ● People are confused about progress
    Failure modes
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    ● Confusion about what to work on next
    ○ Have you prioritized your backlog well enough?
    ● People are confused about progress
    ○ Are you updating your per-sprint progress?
    Failure modes
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    ● Confusion about what to work on next
    ○ Have you prioritized your backlog well enough?
    ● People are confused about progress
    ○ Are you updating your per-sprint progress?
    ● Team is working hard but not hitting milestones
    Failure modes
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    ● Confusion about what to work on next
    ○ Have you prioritized your backlog well enough?
    ● People are confused about progress
    ○ Are you updating your per-sprint progress?
    ● Team is working hard but not hitting milestones
    ○ Are you actually doing work on the milestone?
    ○ Are you trying to do too many things?
    Failure modes
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    Reviewing Code
    

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    Boards + Daily Status
    

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    Writing Code
    

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    Enable writing more
    code
    

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    Accelerate important
    areas
    

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    You'll do this less
    

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    @maltzj
    

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    3 Things
    

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    @maltzj
    1. You're responsible for
    delivering the whole
    project
    

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    @maltzj
    2. Write a design
    document with
    milestones and get
    sign-off
    

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    @maltzj
    3. Manage tasks, review
    code, then write code
    

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    https://boards.greenhouse.io/nuna/
    

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    @maltzj
    

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