Planio

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Every great company–from the billion-dollar tech behemoths to innovative and scrappy startups–has one thing in common: talented people motivated by a shared vision. But while finding talented people isn’t hard–even when hiring remote employees–finding the right teammates for your company can be a battle. But it’s one worth fighting.

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Planio

JULY 4, 2018

When it comes to hiring engineers, it’s hard to argue with the benefits of going remote. As Phil Freo , head of product and engineering at the fully remote startup, Close.io, told us: “When recruiting, it was hard to stand out in Silicon Valley among all the other tech startups hiring. Humans are social creatures by nature.

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Engineering CTO Hire Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team 83

Scrum.org

MAY 12, 2019

Juergen is our CTO). Daniel: You and your German time. As time hits 3:30 pm, Ahmed opens the door and enters the room. You made it on time. A lot of times people who asked this question cannot see any tangible work done by the Scrum Master. Me: Do we have everyone in the room now? Daniel: Ahmed is not here yet.

SCRUM 192

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Herding Cats

MAY 10, 2019

Information about key project cost, (technical) performance, and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. Taxonomy-Based Risk Identification,” Marvin Carr, Suresh Konda, Ira Monarch, Carlo Ulrich, and Clay Walker, Technical Report, CMU/SEI-93-TR-6, Software Engineering Institute, June 1993.

Risk Management 38

Risk Management Risk Technical Review 2002 38

Herding Cats

MAY 11, 2019

Information about key project cost, (technical) performance and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. Taxonomy-Based Risk Identification,” Marvin Carr, Suresh Konda, Ira Monarch, Carlo Ulrich, and Clay Walker, Technical Report, CMU/SEI-93-TR-6, Software Engineering Institute, June 1993.

Risk Management 35

Risk Management Risk Technical Review 2002 35

Planio

JULY 17, 2023

Don’t spend all this time on a RACI chart just to let it gather dust. Refer back to the RACI during reviews, sprint planning , or post-mortems. BCM - Benefits, Costs, Mitigations Not every decision deserves the same amount of time and energy. Can you address the technology debt in another way? Can you mitigate it?

Fractional CTO 78

Fractional CTO Underperforming Technical Team Consulting CTO Hire 78