Description
Defines processes and structures that enables the strong growth and execution of a diverse eng organization
Too much structure and process can slow a team down, but too little can also be debilitating. As an organisation, we need to be continually focusing on how the team is executing, finding ways to do things faster and better, and ensuring that the appropriate systems are in place to foster a diverse and inclusive team.
Milestone 1
(adds 1 mile to your journey)
Respects and participates in processes, giving meaningful feedback to help the organization improve
| Examples | |
|---|---|
| Reflects on meetings that leave them inspired or frustrated | Facilitated effective tactical meeting with empathy |
| Teaches others about existing processes | Explained tactical meeting format to a new hire |
| Actively participates and makes contributions within organizational processes | Provided feedback on sprint planning meeting |
Milestone 2
(adds 3 miles to your journey)
Identifies opportunities to improve existing processes and makes changes that positively affect the local team
| Examples | |
|---|---|
| Defines meeting structure and cadence that meets team needs | Defined Frankenmeeting structure for small team |
| Engages in organizational systems thinking | Improved Watch on-call rotation scheduling |
| Advocates for improved diversity and inclusion, and proposes ideas to help | Defined standard channels for inter-team communication |
Milestone 3
(adds 6 miles to your journey)
Develops processes and programs to solve ongoing organizational problems
| Examples | |
|---|---|
| Creates programs that meaningfully improve organizational diversity | Developed baseline team templates for consistency |
| Solves long-standing organizational problems | Created bug-rotation program to address ongoing quality issues |
| Reallocates resources to meet organizational needs | Defined Guilds manifesto and charter |
Milestone 4
(adds 12 miles to your journey)
Thinks deeply about organizational issues and identifies hidden dynamics that contribute to them
| Examples | |
|---|---|
| Evaluates incentive structures and their effect on execution | Connected mobile recruiting difficulties to focus on excellence |
| Analyzes existing processes for bias and shortfall | Raised leadership level change discrepancies |
| Ties abstract concerns to concrete organizational actions or norms | Analyzed the hiring rubric for false negative potential |
Milestone 5
(adds 20 miles to your journey)
Leads initiatives to address issues stemming from hidden dynamics and company norms
| Examples | |
|---|---|
| Builds programs to train leadership in desired skills | Lead efforts to increase number of mobile engineers |
| Creates new structures that provide unique growth opportunities | Directed resources to meaningfully improve diversity at all levels |
| Leads planning and communication for reorgs | Built the growth framework rubric |
Configuration Health
- ✅ Associated with 1 role
- ⚠️ Has been referenced in no observations
- ℹ️ No one has achieved a milestone on this ability
- ⛔️ Last updated: almost 5 years ago
- ℹ️ Never conversed about
Role & Position Requirements
- Supportersmust be milestone 1+
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