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*“One day, the mountain that is in front of you will be so far behind you, it will be barely visible in the distance. But the person you become in learning to get over it? That will stay with you forever – and that is the point of the mountain.”

Brianna West*

Being a Lead in Tech Fleet

When you set your mind to it, you can accomplish anything here at Tech Fleet. Although, some of us have to work 10x harder because we need to learn new skills on the job. It takes a lot of bravery and courage to work through this kind of pain: the pain of ambiguity, navigating the vastness of the unknown. But with this, you can create your own path. Please allow this handbook to be a guide to your new path, as these are the greatest lessons that have led to success for leads with no prior Tech Fleet experience. Enjoy :)

Day-to-Day Expectations as a Lead

• Daily stand-ups (async should take 2 minutes) to make sure team is aware of what you’re working on and of any potential roadblocks

  • Stand up channel
    • Encourage all members to do daily stand-ups for proper agile methodology experience
      • This is not a place for detailed information. These daily slack stand-ups are to be used as cross-functional exchanges of information for your team to stay up to date on what everyone is doing so there are no surprises as the work progresses.
      • Use the “Reply” function to post your standup under the first standup post of the day.
        • Y: What did you do yesterday?
        • T: What are you doing today?
        • B: Do you have any blockers?

• Schedule all meetings ahead of time with agendas in mind you never want to come to a meeting unprepared

  • Use the project name as a prefix when scheduling meetings: “Project” Daily Stand Up, “Project” Research, “Project” Sprint Planning, etc.

• Post all meetings on the shadow channels and always add [email protected] to all meetings to make sure they’re reflected on the tech fleet calendar for everyone to see

• Make sure you’re on track with the product roadmap and that you’re letting your product team know of any necessary pivots

Project Lead Summary

As a project lead, you are a role model for your team and responsible for fostering a positive and productive work environment. This includes recognizing and celebrating team successes, pivoting as needed, and maintaining high morale. You are also the main point person to contact your client to schedule bi-monthly check-ins and bi-monthly meetings.

• Weekly or bi-monthly 1:1’s with all leads is encouraged
  • Preferably one at the beginning of a sprint to create tangible sprint goals and one at the end of the sprint to make sure goals were accomplished and to celebrate!
• Create a Q&A document for the team to add any questions for client to minimize necessary meetings

Product Strategy Lead Summary

As a Product Strategy Lead, you'll work with the client and team to develop and implement the product vision. You will help create and manage the project roadmap and work with the team to prioritize tasks and goals. The Product Strategy Lead should also feel comfortable speaking up to facilitate meetings and ensure that everyone is on the same page.

Weekly or bi-monthly 1:1’s with all apprentices is encouraged

• Preferably one at the beginning of a sprint to create tangible sprint goals and one at the end of the sprint to make sure goals were accomplished and to celebrate!

Product Management Handbook

UX Design Lead Summary

• Weekly or bi-monthly 1:1’s with all apprentices is encouraged
  • Preferably one at the beginning of a sprint to create tangible sprint goals and one at the end of the sprint to make sure goals were accomplished and to celebrate!