Adjusting student teams
Moving new people onto teams needs patience. Two people mentioned something the other day, which made me realise I’d not mentioned adjusting student teams. It… Read More »Adjusting student teams
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Teaching team collaboration is challenging
Teaching people that team wins are individual wins is hard. Many kids in the UK grow up belonging to a ‘house’ at their high school.… Read More »Teaching team collaboration is challenging
Product flow is the goal
Keep the development flowing to see product progress. When developing products there is often a focus by students on the technical aspects, and a neglect… Read More »Product flow is the goal
The team improves with pauses
Use retrospectives to improve how you do the work together. Teams want to keep moving forward with their work. Pausing feels counterintuitive: why stop, even… Read More »The team improves with pauses
Fresh feedback is finest
The longer it takes for feedback, the less useful it is. As we build our thing with our team we should expect to make mistakes.… Read More »Fresh feedback is finest
Up-skilling team members reduces risks
Spreading knowledge to improve skills removes silos, which helps the team Risks come in all shapes and sizes in software development. Some are obvious, like… Read More »Up-skilling team members reduces risks
Small slices are the key
Lots of small slices grow into big features so start small. Teams always want to produce a version of the app as soon as possible.… Read More »Small slices are the key
Just start already.
You will learn as you go, so stop procrastinating and start. I’ve found that teams either start building too soon, or take too long to… Read More »Just start already.
Time organisational activities to your context
Meet as frequently as you need to based on your deadlines. Each software engineering project is unique. The team is a collection of individuals, who… Read More »Time organisational activities to your context
Working in the open eases collaboration
It is easier to collaborate when people know what other team members are doing. Bob is on a team. He’s busy working on his tasks.… Read More »Working in the open eases collaboration