Lead Time - Engineering Management Challenges

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LeadTime#23 - How Many Engineers Do You Need for This New Platform?
How to approach resource planning for platform migrations when the answer isn't a simple headcount? What questions to ask and how to structure your…
 • Péter Szász
LeadTime#22 - Laying Off a Good Developer
How do you support a good performer you must let go while maintaining team trust and delivery? What approaches help the departing employee, team morale…
 • Péter Szász
LeadTime#21 - Managing an Overqualified Staff Engineer
How to engage a new team member who just lost her colleagues and is probably already job hunting? How to turn this around and build a long-term…
 • Péter Szász
LeadTime#20 - Building a Platform Team
How to transition from feature development to platform engineering? What questions discover developer needs and business goals, while forming a high…
 • Péter Szász
LeadTime#19 - Recovery After a Failed Launch
How to diagnose system failures while rebuilding team confidence? What questions help balance process improvements with delivery momentum after a…
 • Péter Szász
LeadTime#18 - Improving Release Chaos Without Creating More
How to modernize a stressful release process? What questions can help prioritizing actions and balance quick wins with sustainable change?
 • Péter Szász
LeadTime#17 - Effective Team-Building
What activities break down social barriers rather than reinforcing them? How to include everyone in a hybrid team while respecting different preferences…
 • Péter Szász
Lead Time - Engineering Management Challenges
Lead Time - Engineering Management Challenges
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