Effective Managers
The more you understand your team’s work, the better you’ll be at analyzing and improving it. And the best way to understand it is by diving in and doing it. In the desire to become a leader, make sure to also become a better manager.
Communicate Clearly
Take Ownership of the Process
Get Involved and Add Value
Develop Your Team’s Talent Hire Well
5 Tips to Become a More Effective Manager
Quality Assurance Documentation
By Tim Brown
| Jan 25, 2021
| process
Having a template for how to approach QA in terms of software development is essential for planning, communication, and buy-in from all stakeholders. These documents also serve as a way to engage and involve everyone’s voice in order to prevent scenarios where team members say that they didn’t agree to xyz process/support. This is a common flow that I’ve added to over the years that helps remind me at the start of a project what I need to remember to specifically address.
Software Defect Process
By Tim Brown
| Jan 25, 2021
| process
Just a flow document on a defect process that could be used as a template on projects. Team agreements on a process and flow of handling defects will prevent a lot of headaches over what next the next steps should be for a given defect. Having defined severities and priorities is also extremely important in order to prevent misunderstandings.
Defect Process (Download) There are obviously a lot of ways and extra flows for defects to consider.
What color is your shed?
By Tim Brown
| Jan 25, 2021
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This concept of bikeshedding actually has the chance to derail projects caught in largely irrelevant cycles that wastes time and prevents the delivering of any actual customer value.
Parkinson shows how you can go in to the board of directors and get approval for building a multi-million or even billion dollar atomic power plant, but if you want to build a bike shed you will be tangled up in endless discussions.
Twitter CodeInB8A DevOps
By Tim Brown
| Aug 25, 2020
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This list does change, so make sure to bookmark the ones that look good! Virtual #DevOps conferences. #codeinb8a erances https://devops.com/6-virtual-devops-conferences-you-cant-afford-to-miss-in-june-2020/
— Tim Brown (@inb8a) May 14, 2020
How to be the right person for #DevOps #codeinb8a https://t.co/gfcXDfUCCg via @opensourceway by @josh_atwell
— Tim Brown (@inb8a) May 14, 2020
#codeinb8a #devops THE Visualizations of #ContinuousDelivery - #DevOps.com https://t.co/mz6qruXarn
— Tim Brown (@inb8a) May 14, 2020
Twitter CodeInB8A Leadership
By Tim Brown
| Aug 25, 2020
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This list does change, so make sure to bookmark the ones that look good! #codeinb8a #leadership https://t.co/Kg3GZLmHxM
— Tim Brown (@inb8a) May 14, 2020
#codeinb8a #leadership Buffet approach to leading during a crisis. https://t.co/weM2MEs55A
— Tim Brown (@inb8a) May 14, 2020
#codeinb8a #leadership https://t.co/KGRhQ06cNf
— Tim Brown (@inb8a) May 14, 2020
Twitter CodeInB8A Management
By Tim Brown
| Aug 25, 2020
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This list does change, so make sure to bookmark the ones that look good! You’re the Boss Now. Here Are 10 Things You Should Do #codeinb8a #management @cedge318 https://t.co/qlMjWqneSg via @Inc
— Tim Brown (@inb8a) May 14, 2020
#codeinb8a #agile #remoteagile #management https://t.co/Jbgyi1mQpk
— Tim Brown (@inb8a) May 14, 2020
Twitter CodeInB8A Tech
By Tim Brown
| Aug 25, 2020
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This list does change, so make sure to bookmark the ones that look good! #codeinb8a #tech #Endeavour https://t.co/gdfA5NApBF
— Tim Brown (@inb8a) May 14, 2020
#codeinb8a #tech https://t.co/rihy22GMZ3
— Tim Brown (@inb8a) May 14, 2020
Steve #Jobs on #ContinuousImprovement #codeinb8a #tech https://t.co/QKdiIwJpcr
— Tim Brown (@inb8a) May 14, 2020
#codeinb8a #tech #meditation 21 Lessons for the 21st�Century https://t.co/YHmgVZsVGy
— Tim Brown (@inb8a) May 14, 2020
Twitter Recent Test
By Tim Brown
| Aug 25, 2020
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This list does change, so make sure to bookmark the ones that look good! https://t.co/iJlDM9Prgf #codeinb8a #testing #softwaretest
— Tim Brown (@inb8a) May 14, 2020
The FIRST properties of unit tests. #codeinb8a #dev #test #softwaredevelopment #softwaretesting
https://t.co/pQSD4VisSG
— Tim Brown (@inb8a) May 14, 2020
Just Say No to More End-to-End Tests! #codeinb8a #test #testing #softwaretesting https://t.co/PpB3Xw5xSh
— Tim Brown (@inb8a) May 14, 2020
Fringe IT versus Hiding Out
By Tim Brown
| May 25, 2020
| career
Fringe IT I’ve always wanted to be at the fringes of IT and the boundaries it pushes, whether that be automation, cloud, etc. Conceptually, I think about being at the edge of a fence and having the will and desire to cut the wires, dig out the posts, and move them further out. It’ll take some effort, but the reward is worth it. My worst fear is getting complacent in a group or application, and then building an entire career around a single specialized product or service area.
