Discover the presentation from our first episode in Cyber-Duck's new webinar series, Essential (Laravel) developer skills for successful end-to-end project delivery. You can watch the webinar on-demand here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmFxdWKRNDk

1. Bank of England & FCA
February 2023
Code is not enough –
why developers must wear multiple hats
Essential (Laravel) developer skills for
successful end-to-end project delivery
#LaraDuck

2. About us
We are Laravel’s
fi
rst o
ffi
cial UK Accredited Partner
Clients approach us when their Web Platforms need to be redesigned and rebuilt so content can becomes
more accessible, user friendly and served by better open source technology like Laravel. We also help
clients to ensure their data, websites are secure and compliant through better UX, SEO and DevOps.

3. Welcome 👋 to the first webinar of this Essential Skills Series for (Laravel) Developers
looking to grow and elevate their soft skills
What you need to know:
‣ Each month one of our Ducks will host a webinar on a different stage of the project
lifecycle
‣ Topics include, pitching, project management, Agile, UX, accessibility, internal
communications and much more
‣ Each session is recorded, and shared to everyone who registered
‣ We will also share with you additional material, such as articles, white paper and
previous webinars
Introduction

4. Today’s session:
• Today’s webinar will last 40 minutes
• 10 minutes will be available for any questions you have for Sylvain
• The full recording of the webinar will be emailed early next week
To submit a question:
• Open the Q&A window by clicking the Q&A button located at the bottom of
your screen
You can also post questions on Twitter after the webinar using the
hashtag #LaraDuck
House rules

5. Captions:
• Automated captions are available – if not already turned on, you can switch
these on via the Transcripts button located at the bottom
• The on-demand version of the webinar will be provided with manually-edited
captioning
House rules

6. Let’s go

7. SOFTWARE
ENGINEERS
ARE SEEN AS
MAGICIANS

8. IT USUALLY
FEELS LIKE A
SUPER- POWER

9. BUT THERE
IS A LIMIT
TO HOW
“BIG” YOU
CAN GET

10. Mindset To Unlock
Your Tech Skills
BEYOND CODE

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Web Developer
Development
Manager
Technical
Director
Chief
Delivery
CTO
My role evolution (staff numbers)

12. 0
25
50
75
100
2006 2012 2014 2017 2022
Project complexity over time

13. A typical digital project
Sales & New
Business
Front- and
Backend Dev
Web
Development
Technical Director
Chief
CTO
UI
Design
UX
Discovery
QA and
Launch
Ongoing
Support

14. My role evolution
Sales & New
Business
UI
Design
Front- and
Backend Dev
Web
Developer
Development
Manager
Technical Director
Chief
Delivery
CTO
UX
Discovery
Ongoing
Support
QA and
Launch

15. A typical digital project
Sales & New
Business
UI
Design
Front- and
Backend Dev
QA and
Launch
Web
Technical Director
Chief
Delivery
CTO
Development
Manager
UX
Discovery
Ongoing
Support

16. A typical digital project
Sales & New
Business
UI
Design
Front- and
Backend Dev
QA and
Launch
Ongoing
Support
Web
Technical Director
Chief
Delivery
CTO
Development
UX
Discovery

17. A typical digital project
Sales & New
Business
UX
Discovery
UI
Design
Front- and
Backend Dev
QA and
Launch
Ongoing
Support
Web
Technical Director
Chief
Delivery
CTO
Development

18. A typical digital project
Sales & New
Business
UX
Discovery
UI
Design
Front- and
Backend Dev
QA and
Launch
Ongoing
Support
Web
Technical Director
Chief
Delivery
CTO
Development

19. Top 3 skills
1. SCOPING
2. SELLING
3. INFLUENCING

20. SKILL #1
SCOPING

21. Shifting the focus
Sales & New
Business
UI
Design
Front- and
Backend Dev
QA and
Launch
Ongoing
Support
Web
Technical Director
CTO
Development
Devs gets
involved here
UX
Discovery

22. SOMEONE WHO
UNDERSTANDS
THE PAIN

23. SOMEONE WHO
CAN EXPLAIN IN
PLAIN ENGLISH

24. SOMEONE WHO
CAN SCOPE &
ESTIMATE BETTER

25. SKILL #2
SELLING

26. Getting involved as early as possible
Sales & New
Business
UI
Design
Front- and
Backend Dev
QA and
Launch
Ongoing
Support
Web
Technical Director
CTO
Development
Devs gets
involved here
UX
Discovery

27. UNDERSTAND THE TRUE
VALUE OF THE PROJECT

28. NEGOTIATE ON
THE SCOPE OF
THE PROJECT

29. CLOSE
THE DEAL

30. SKILL #3
INFLUENCING

31. SELECTING
TECHNICAL
SOLUTIONS

32. BECOMING
TECHNOLOGY
AGNOSTIC

33. DEALING WITH
COMPLIANCE

34. EVOLVING
PROCESSES

35. TURNING INTO
A CREATOR

36. BUILDING
TEAMS

37. So, Are You Ready
To Go Beyond Code?

38. WHERE
ARE YOU
GOING TO
START?

39. Next Session
How developers can help deliver winning
pitches and aid new business
Tom Milson, New Business Director
24th March 2023 (12pm GMT)
Email: hello@cyber-duck.co.uk
Twitter: @cyberduck_uk
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/cyber-duck

40. Next Steps
In the meantime…
Download our free white paper:
How to Scale Laravel Projects and Applications.
SCAN TO DOWNLOAD
SCAN TO DOWNLOAD

41. Q&A Session
Let’s answer your questions
Email: hello@cyber-duck.co.uk
Twitter: @cyberduck_uk
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/cyber-duck

42. THANK YOU SO MUCH!
—Sylvian Reiter, Cyber-Duck
“
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@cyberduck_uk
@sylvainreiter
We’re hiring, reach out
to me if you’re interested!