22 August 2019
Shadi Saifan: CTO Is a Person by Default, Just as Everyone Else in the Team
Being productive yourself isn’t enough to keep engineering teams productive. In this episode, we’re going to talk with Shadi Saifan, CTO at Trizic, an enterprise-class digital asset management platform, about team management techniques he uses in daily practice. If you want to get exclusive insights on building corporate culture and enhancing teams productivity, this is the podcast for you.
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| 0:42 | Shadi’s background |
| 8:04 | Why will the team structure always reflect on the product? |
| 10:48 | Feature-centered teams are essential |
| 14:32 | Is there any magic solution on how to measure team performance? |
| 17:24 | Problems that can affect teams’ productivity |
| 20:35 | Technology strategy at Trizic |
| 27:08 | When fighting technical debt, try don’t make more technical debt |
| 32:07 | What does corporate culture consist of? |
| 32:49 | It’s the responsibility that brings quality into the equation |
| 39:11 | Confidence in your team is crucial for raising investments |
| 43:39 | Why am I busy? Ask yourself |
| 49:21 | Reading books isn’t a good idea anymore |
| 52:03 | Keeping engineers excited |
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