The Engineering Leader
The Engineering Leader is an unscripted exploration of how to build great software Engineering Teams and drive effective Digital Transformation. Hosted by Steve Westgarth; a passionate global engineering leader with an ambition to transform consumer healthcare on a multinational scale.
Each week Steve speaks with people working at the top of their game within the software engineering community. This includes Engineers, Engineering Managers, SDETS, Product Owners, Engineering Directors and people working within other roles who are passionate about building great software and driving effective digital transformation.
This is a podcast with a difference because because it contains insights from people working in some of the worlds most ambitious companies - people who understand how to develop software at scale and recognise that as a community we can be more successful if we learn from each other in order to drive our own success.
The Engineering Leader
7 Things Every Engineering Leader Must Do to Build an Effective Engineering Organisation
In this Episode Steve shares his thoughts on 7 Things Every Engineering Leader Must Do to Build an Effective Engineering Organisation.
1. How can we align patterns, principles and standards across teams to improve maintainability and minimize disruption when individuals leave teams?
2. How can we minimize team silos and develop a cross functional collaborative working relationship between disciplines?
3. How can we create a culture of continuous learning?
4. Right now what does our business value most? Speed? Or Quality?
5. How can we recruit the very best Engineers to work within our teams?
6. What technologies do we want to use within our teams and how much autonomy is each team able to have in technology selection?
7. How can we create phycological safety within our teams and encourage a culture of fast failure?
