https://www.montytec.digital https://www.montytec.digital/building-great-product-engineering-teams <div data-rss-type="text"> <h3> <span> Step 1 - Understanding where you are today </span> </h3> <p> <span> <span> One of the first things you need to do before moving forward with a plan to improve your team is building an understanding of where you are today. </span> </span> </p> </div> <div> <img src="https://irp.cdn-website.com/53ea4921/dms3rep/multi/Building-teams---Mind-Map--281-29.jpg"/> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <span> The things driving you inside the team and the drivers you have external to the team. </span> </p> <ul> <li> <span> Do you have a preferred and defined tech stack? </span> </li> <li> <span> Does your team communicate well internally and externally? </span> </li> <li> <span> How does work flow into the team? </span> </li> <li> <span> etc. </span> </li> </ul> <p> <span> <span> I have always found mind-maps are great tool for visualising something like this, in this case capturing some of the key influences and considerations that impact building great teams. </span> </span> </p> <p> <span> <span> To explore the full mind-map in miro click </span> </span> <span> see the board </span> <span> <span> below. Feel free to duplicate and map out where your teams sit today. <span>  </span> </span> </span> </p> <p> <span> I will also be pulling this into an online survey / questionnaire if people are interested get in  </span> <a href="/contact"> touch </a> <span> . </span> </p> </div> Tue, 15 Feb 2022 10:07:17 GMT greg@ideaorbits.com (Greg Montgomery) https://www.montytec.digital/building-great-product-engineering-teams thumbnail main image https://www.montytec.digital/what-does-a-consulting-cto-do <h3> Enjoy Wellington coffee is a good start </h3> <div> <img src="https://irp.cdn-website.com/53ea4921/dms3rep/multi/IMG_0870-fbed7795.JPG"/> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> Some of the best discussions are over a coffee or another appropriate beverage. As a consulting CTO it is critical to spend time listening and understanding the space you are working in, the challenges and history of where you have been. </div> Thu, 28 Oct 2021 09:47:37 GMT greg@ideaorbits.com (Greg Montgomery) https://www.montytec.digital/what-does-a-consulting-cto-do thumbnail main image