Basecamp's Ability: Technical Leadership


Description

How big of an impact do you have on those within your craft?

Milestone 1

(adds 1 mile to your journey)

Contributes to the how-to / knowledge base of your craft


Support Specific Examples
Teaches classes and/or contributes to the knowledge database, works with software developers and others in the company to resolve issues.

Milestone 2

(adds 3 miles to your journey)

Can provide material feedback on the work of junior craftspeople


Data Analysis Specific Examples
Can provide informed advice to other teams on how best to approach data-related problems.

Programming Specific Examples
Can provide material feedback on the work of junior programmers and programmers.

Support Specific Examples
Can provide material feedback on the work of Level 1-2 customer support and still maintain productivity. Can work very effectively with difficult or upset customers. Initiates training, publishes to SvN is seen as a leader, "go-to" person on the team.

Milestone 3

(adds 6 miles to your journey)

Helps set and maintain professional standards for the entire organization.


Ops Specific Examples
Improves existing professional standards for the team.

Support Specific Examples
Helps set and maintain professional standards for the entire organization. Is highly regarded and respected by others on the team.

Milestone 4

(adds 12 miles to your journey)

Invents new concepts, pushes the whole organization forward regularly.


Data Analysis Specific Examples
Is highly regarded by others in the company and works to make the company better as a place to work.

Design Specific Examples
Regularly publishes and shares design process insights inside the company

Ops Specific Examples
Elevates the standards through new tooling, processes, procedures and effective communication. Able to carry out research, testing, implementation and improvement for new systems. Sets new professional standards for the team.

Programming Specific Examples
Invents new concepts, pushes the whole organization forward regularly.

Support Specific Examples
Conceives of, writes, and trains others on new policies.

Milestone 5

(adds 20 miles to your journey)

Recognized widely in the industry for material contributions to the state of the art.


Data Analysis Specific Examples
Pushes the whole organization forward regularly through the use of different organizational concepts and analytical applications. Regularly publishes and shares analysis process insights inside and outside the company.

Design Specific Examples
Regularly publishes and shares design process insights inside and outside the company. Moves the industry forward by introducing novel techniques, approaches, or ideas.

Ops Specific Examples
Makes what is new normal; what is old reliable; evangelizes what is next. Pushes the whole organization forward regularly through implementing new systems and designs.
Writes new procedures and documentation regularly; trains others throughout the company. Work is almost always free of mistakes; often helps others improve the quality of their work.

Programming Specific Examples
Recognized widely in the industry for material contributions to the state of the art.

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

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