Rules of Engagement
Here are a few best practices I’ve used when joining an existing development team:
- Work with the team, don’t fight them
- Lead from the front
- People are scared of new buzz words
- When introducing new “things” make sure you have fact to back up your ideas, and presentations for people to take away and read
- Introduce XP/Agile techniques as soon as possible (TDD etc)
- Check the development environment, and improve where appropriate (automate, wiki,issue tracking)
- Move to SCRUM – daily standup’s work!
- Deliver in iterations – XP/Agile
- Build a network of people who can help at the client
- Broadcast your successes
- Retrospective!
- Be positive
- Go to work with you head up high, and a smile on your face
- Be aware of the food chain, and the politics
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