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Balanced Team Greg Jones Lead Software Engineer TheLadders.com
Balanced Team Allmembers of the team working together, trusting each otherto solve a problem and achieve a common goal.
And now the problem-focused team approach
Brainstorm together
Why – each team member knows a different piece of the puzzle
Design together
Many different ideas to choose from
Less documentation / more high level designs
Build together
Measure team progress
Succeed as a team, fail as a team
Team member qualities: Work outside of your comfort area Flexible Openness Deal with ambiguity Accept change
BalancedTeam – problem-focused teams Set problem focused team goals Brainstorm together Solution together Work together Build together Trust each other Succeed / fail together

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Editor's Notes

  1. Waterfall, mini waterfall. Lack of collaboration.
  2. Fragmented, multiple business lines
  3. Business problem. Grow x % revenue. Achieve addition 1000 subscribers. In our case, we wanted to achieve
  4. Greater investment