FROM DEVELOPER TO MANAGER

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I AM NOT

A GOOD MATTRESS SELLER

I AM NOT

A GREAT TELESHOPPING SELLER

TELL A STORY

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I AM NOT

GREAT TELESALES MAN

PLEASE DON’T GIVE ME A BAD JOIND.IN FEEDBACK

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I INTRODUCE YOU…

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MATTEO DEV

NO DRESS CODE NO PHONE MAIN SKILLS: Forgetting Timesheet Deploying Bugs as features Testing IDE

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MATTEO PM

COMPANY DRESS CODE COMPANY PHONE MAIN SKILLS: Compiling Excel Stalking Timesheet Black belt in meetings planning

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DEVELOPERS & MANAGERS

A TRULY NEVERENDING STORY

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DEVELOPERS & MANAGER

A TRULY NEVERENDING STORY ABOUT ANGER SMILES WARS

COOPERATION EXCLUSIONS

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PRESALE

DEV “PRESALE? NEW CLIENT? WHAT?”

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PRESALE

PM WORK WITH THE TEAM TO DEVELOP A PROTOTYPE

TALK WITH THE CLIENT WITH THE PROTO AND REAL DEVICE

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ANALYSIS

DEV “Oh nice doc man! So full of dates, prices and magic words”

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ANALYSIS

PM Involve the dev in critical points

Review the analysis together before sending it to the client Write documentation in a tech-way, readable for the team

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STARTING PROJECT

DEV “woa a new project!

oh… 30days of work within next week”

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STARTING PROJECT

PM Involve the whole team in the Kickoff meeting

The whole team is updated on milestones and schedules

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DEVELOP PROJECT

DEV “let me check I can introduce this new js framework”

“see you next week”

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DEVELOP PROJECT

PM Work close to the team

Rapid session of revisions and tests (also with the client)

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THE “TRACKING-THING”

DEV “I will track my time tomorrow”

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THE “TRACKING-THING”

PM Empower team

Delegate TL to supervise minor tasks Weekly meeting

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THE BUG MOMENT

DEV Must listen to

“aaaa you criminal! everything is broken, wrong, what have you done, disaster”

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BUG MOMENT

PM Do whatever you want, but use none of those words

Your opinion is not required

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TEAM LIFE

DEV Work alone, waiting for the designer to check pixels

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TEAM LIFE

PM Psychologist of the team, keep it united

Keep the dev involved in meetings and updated on critical issues

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THE ANGRY CLIENT

DEV excluded from the meeting / call

explain his version to the pm who (perhaps) reports the results to the customer (in his way)

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THE ANGRY CLIENT

PM Protect team choices because he’s more conscious of them

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END OF THE PROJECT

DEV “HR tells me to write a blog post of the project in the intranet”

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END OF THE PROJECT

PM Project retrospective, involving the client if possible

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END OF THE DAY

Work together instead of control Trust over exclusion

Talk beyond every wall

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END OF THE MONTH

Closer team Fluid work

Better restarting point

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END OF THE PRESENTATION

Just say thanks!

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ONE MORE THING

You can have the best team ever You can do your best to reach your goal

but…

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IF SOME KIDS CHANGE THE RULES OF THE GAME..

NEVERMIND, YOU’VE DONE YOUR BEST