Levelling up to Become a Technical Lead

DDD Scotland (Glasgow, UK)

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1. LEVELLING UP TO BECOME A TECHNICAL LEAD TUGBERK UGURLU TECHNICAL LEAD @ REDGATE @TOURISMGEEK
2. @tourismgeek tugberkugurlu.com github.com/tugberkugurlu linkedin.com/in/tugberk stackoverflow.com/users/463785/tugberk
3. @redgate medium.com/IngeniouslySimple red-gate.com/careers
4. YOUR LIFE AS A SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
5. TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP IS SO MUCH DIFFERENT https://flic.kr/p/s6fgYK
6. LET’S DEFINE THE ROLE https://flic.kr/p/niCXrs
7. TECHNICAL LEAD IS AN ENABLER!
8. COMMONALITIES ACROSS ORGS • Responsible for the technical direction of the products or services produced by the team • Guides the team through engineering challenges and decision making • Hands-on in terms of coding • Line management of software engineers on the team • Contributes to org level engineering activities (e.g. cross-cutting engineering concerns, recruitment, etc.)
9. LESSONS LEARNED BY LEADING A DEVELOPMENT TEAM https://flic.kr/p/5AJVks
10. KNOW THE RULES OF THE GAME https://flic.kr/p/f5Hq
11. UNDERSTAND YOUR DOMAIN AND EMBRACE THE BUSINESS AS A WHOLE http://amzn.to/2EhtzKB
12. STRIVE FOR UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT: MEASURE! http://amzn.to/2nZkydV
13. LEAD BY EXAMPLE https://flic.kr/p/ed4NcB
14. VISUALIZE THE VISION AND ARCHITECTURE AT DIFFERENT LEVELS https://c4model.com
15. OPINIONS VS. PRINCIPALS
16. SHARED OWNERSHIP WITHIN THE TEAM http://bit.ly/2y2tJRf
17. DELEGATE TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES https://flic.kr/p/9NhjJ4
18. KEEP TALKING TO YOUR TEAM https://flic.kr/p/nbM2uu
19. SITUATIONAL LEADERSHIP (SL2) There isn’t one cookie-cutter approach to leadership
20. SENSE WHAT’S HAPPENING IN YOUR TEAM The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
21. THE FIVE DYSFUNCTIONS OF A TEAM http://amzn.to/2nXpO1P
22. MAIN TAKEAWAY: BALANCE IS THE KEY
23. DON’T FORGET THIS: YOUR IMPACT IS AMPLIFIED NOW! http://amzn.to/2o0yR2a
25. YOUR FEEDBACK http://bit.ly/2ESKksj