Empowering Software Teams Using the Clear Measure Way – PwP Episode 27

In this episode, Jeffrey discusses how to empower software teams using the Clear Measure Way.

Context: For engineering teams serious about delivering software

Achieving rare success:

• Resolve to be in the rare 17% of projects that succeed
• The team rises and falls on leadership
• Work for clear understanding & wisdom
• Measure actuals & progress

Establish quality:

• Prioritize quality over speed
• Prevent defects (escaped defects -> process failure)
• Always working (first do no harm)

Achieve stability:

• Minimize un-deployed software
• Prevent production issues
• Correct production issues quickly

Increase speed:

• Be honest about where you are & where you want to go
• Assess team’s speed capacity
• Shift bottlenecks upstream
• Break down work to issues the size of 1 man-day of effort
• Simplify: minimize work needed to deliver the feature

Lead your team:

• Form your team
• Equip your team
• Design the environment your team works in
• Set vision, targets, and process for your team
• Establish priorities and show them the right direction
• Measure your team. “A” players want a report card.
• Monitor and adjust your team
• Strengthen & adjust your team.

You have what it takes to lead your team. You can do it. By implementing these principles, leading your team with a scorecard of relevant measures, you will empower your team to establish quality, achieve stability, and increase speed. I know you can do it. And we are here to guide. May God grant you wisdom as you lead your team.

Sample repository: https://github.com/ClearMeasureLabs/onion-architecture-dotnet-7-container-apps