Helps engineering managers diagnose team skill gaps and make better hiring and assignment decisions — produces the Dungeon Party archetype model (Warrior, Tank, Healer, Wizard, Rogue), the Barrels and Ammunition framework for understanding throughput limits, the Commandos/Infantry/Police phase model, and a minimum…
Helps engineering managers assess and improve team health across morale, cohesion, delivery culture, and engagement — produces Google's 5 Factors (Project Aristotle), a 4-state team health diagnosis (Falling Behind / Treading Water / Repaying Debt / Innovating), a 5-zone intensity model, the Engagement Stack, the…
Helps engineering managers work effectively with Software Architects, Staff Engineers, and Principal Engineers — covers the EM's side of the relationship (responsiveness, proactive consultation, giving credit), how to advocate for architect time, pre-consultation preparation, and the two architecture team models…
Helps engineering managers build a functional PM–EM partnership and become more product-oriented — produces a 3-pattern PM–EM dynamic model (PM-Led / Engineering-Led / Fake Balanced), a true partnership definition, the "It's Important to Me" card for navigating disagreements, tips for getting engineers closer to…
Helps engineering managers write messages, announcements, and stakeholder updates that land well — produces a 3-Step Writing Framework (Prepare / Write Simply / Run a Garbage Collector), the Async Re-Explanation Trap (calling out missed messages), and the Compression/Decompression model for diagnosing why messages are…