Tech Lead Digest #72: Know how your org works (or how to become a more effective engineer)
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Know how your org works (or how to become a more effective engineer)
This post aims to lay out some of the problems engineers might often encounter and some food for thought on how to be more effective working within the limitations and constraints of organizations.
No more deadlines: Tips for healthy project estimation
At the start of every project, my team and I went through the normal routine. The project lead scoped the project. We reviewed the plan. The team estimated when we would finish, and our product manager marked the date. The problem came when the project’s scope shifted.
Have you had that feeling of being several weeks into a project, and you find yourself wandering around, struggling to wrangle the scope back to what you thought it was when you started?
What is Engineering Enablement
I’ve been asked a lot lately to explain what Engineering Enablement really means, so I thought it might be helpful to provide an overview of the trending function called Engineering Enablement: Why it’s needed, Who needs it, and What problems can be solved by building a team of enablers. The information in this article comes from my own experience.
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