by Jen Oppenheimer | Aug 29, 2023 | Project Management
Most of us have a love/hate relationship with software estimation. Estimation is an important skill, but it’s often misused and misunderstood, especially in unhealthy team cultures. When used properly, it can be a powerful tool for team communication and to...
by Jen Oppenheimer | Aug 15, 2023 | Team Management
Getting promoted into management can be the most exciting and terrifying moment of a person’s career. In this episode, we speak with Leadership Coach Jen Dary about her work training and mentoring managers, and the particularly difficult aspects of being a first...
by Jen Oppenheimer | May 16, 2023 | Developers
Episode 20 wraps up our second season of the Scaling Tech Podcast! Every 10 episodes, Arin and David will do a recap episode of lessons learned from our guests. In this special episode of the Scaling Tech Podcast, we review some of our favorite clips from episodes...
by Jen Oppenheimer | May 2, 2023 | Developers, Team Management
How did you learn to become an engineering manager? If you’re like most people, you were largely self taught. Engineering managers are often promoted from senior engineering roles and they have probably not been taught best practices in managing teams. In this...
by Jen Oppenheimer | Apr 18, 2023 | Developers, Team Management
Change is constant, and our teams are no exception. So while we might strive for creating stable and consistent teams, the reality is it’s not possible to maintain those teams very long. Instead of being reactive to team changes, how can we more proactively harness...
