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By: Building a Great Team (via Ship Software OnTime!) « Programming collection

Building a Great Team (via Ship Software OnTime!) « Programming collection — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:10:42 +0000

[...] The centerpiece of any successful development project is the team that builds it. There is no other single most important contributing factor to building great products. No tools, no development methods, no amount of money and no amount of time can substitute for the importance of an exceptional team if you plan to create an exceptional product. Some in our industry operate under the assumption "with a good system and a fine-tuned set of processe … Read More [...]

By: Hamid Shojaee

Hamid Shojaee — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:04:37 +0000

Florian, you’re absolutely right. Diversity is a big one that I missed. All else equal, a diverse team would beat a non-diverse team any day.

By: Florian Potschka

Florian Potschka — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:55:11 +0000

I agree with that. A good team achieves much more than a mediocre team, even when the latter is taken by the hand with a strict process. Search for talented team members, try to set up a great working environment and then get out of their way :-)

I would add one more rule:

5. Try to hire different kinds of talent, so you get a really diverse team. Some team members are optimists, some pessimists. Some are great coders, others great communicators. Some see the details, some the big system. Doing this you get a well-balanced team with different viewpoints and different ways of thinking.

By: making a great team « hungry mind perpetually wanders

making a great team « hungry mind perpetually wanders — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 06:20:21 +0000

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By: 5 Common-Sense Practices Dev Teams Should AVOID « Ship Software OnTime!

5 Common-Sense Practices Dev Teams Should AVOID « Ship Software OnTime! — Tue, 06 May 2008 19:45:26 +0000

[...] success. Remember, a lot of the above hinges on the quality of your team, which I wrote about previously. I’d love to hear your thoughts on the above suggestions. Leave a comment if you agree or [...]

By: Putting it All Together: PureChat « Ship Software OnTime!

Putting it All Together: PureChat « Ship Software OnTime! — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:26:55 +0000

[...] let the product speak for itself, but it truly speaks volumes for how important it is to have an amazing team and give them the freedom and motivation to [...]