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Once upon a time, there was a brilliant developer who got everything they thought they wanted – a promotion to CTO.
Every day, they would look at their dashboard showing im…
Despite expanding an engineering team and investing in advanced tools, delivery timelines worsened due to a misleading focus on individual productivity over system productivity. Increasing developer numbers led to communication overhead, dependency conflicts, and context switching. Shifting to flow-centric metrics improved collaboration and sustainable productivity, enabling faster, higher-quality delivery.
This article connects coaching principles from Coach K’s Masterclass with team development frameworks like Tuckman’s model, focusing on software development teams. It outlines stages from forming to adjourning, highlighting dysfunctions and solutions for effective teamwork. The author emphasizes the importance of trust, communication, standards, and navigating conflict to achieve high performance in software teams.