Description
Project and team sizes you are entrusted with.
Milestone 1
(adds 1 mile to your journey)
N/A
Milestone 2
(adds 3 miles to your journey)
Capable of running and directing small teams for substantial projects.
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| Plans and performs lower risk maintenance independently. | Participates in higher risk maintenances. |
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| Capable of running and directing small teams for substantial projects. |
| Support Specific Examples | |
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| Expert within technology beyond Basecamp, like browsers, both OS. | Is good at getting to root causes of issues and then writing them up in a way that can be acted upon by software development. Consulted by developers and designers for input. |
Milestone 3
(adds 6 miles to your journey)
Capable of executing projects across multiple domains.
| Design Specific Examples | |
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| Can run point on small batch projects, taking them from concept to shipping as the sole designer (alongside a programmer). | Can occasionally run point on large batch projects, sometimes with assistance. |
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| Able to fill in and lead team for short periods. |
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| Capable of executing projects across multiple domains (say, native app that needs API backend). |
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| Can delegate without pause, yet leads by following. | Understands expertise of each programmer, designer, and sysadmin in order to expediently consult and problem-solve. |
Milestone 4
(adds 12 miles to your journey)
Capable of running and directing larger teams for large, long-running projects.
| Data Analysis Specific Examples | |
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| Advocates for impactful projects that require cross-team collaboration. Able to run and direct small self-organized teams for such projects. |
| Design Specific Examples | |
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| Can run point on large batch projects, taking them from concept to shipping as the sole designer (alongside a programmer). | Can lead a small department or longer-term initiative. |
| Ops Specific Examples | |
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| Leads high risk maintenance with limited to no customer impact. | Can run large and complex Ops projects independently. |
| Completely comfortable working with all teams at Basecamp; frequently coordinates work across teams to solve complex problems. |
| Programming Specific Examples | |
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| Capable of running and directing larger teams for large, long-running projects. |
Milestone 5
(adds 20 miles to your journey)
Can set and direct an entire department
| Data Analysis Specific Examples | |
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| Can set and direct a large, cross-department project team towards one goal. Capable of running and directing those teams for substantive long-term projects. |
| Design Specific Examples | |
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| Can run point on our most complex, critical, big batch projects, taking them from concept to shipping as the sole designer (alongside one or more programmers). | Leads major product redesigns (from version 2 to 3, 3 to 4, etc). |
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| When a site is down, something is broken, or work is crazy, this person is ready to save the day and lead us to a successful resolution. | Effectively delegates work to others; acts as a leader who has earned the respect of their peers. |
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| Can set and direct an entire department, like SIP, Core Product, or Research & Fidelity. |
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
- Data Analystsmust be milestone 1+
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