2. 14 years of experience in IT
Product and Outsourcing Companies
Software Engineer Top Manager
Head of Mobile, Digital Strategy &
Experience Design in EPAM East Ukraine
(400 engineers in 2 locations)
DMYTRO ZINOVIEV
5. 2010 20202015
Some
Company
Founded New Clients
First version
of product Investment
Team Scaling
Leadership
First Enterprise
Team Scaling
Acquired by
Bigger Company
Not enough
Experts
Loss of
startup spirit
Lack of mature
management
Attrition, major
team decomposition
TYPICAL LIFECYCLE
7. Fear
If you are not uncomfortable with the release
of the product - you are late
Personal Capacity Limitation
There are only couple of things are
really important in your life
Isolation from People
Share your knowledge before people ask you.
They might not know what they should ask.
Tunnel Thinking
No problem can be solved from the same
level of consciousness that created it
Emotionality
Be smarter than you really are
EGO
Don't expect people anything and you will
not be disappointed in them – WRONG!
There is no role other people couldn't replace you
REASONS
8. Project / Product / Initiative / etc.
Trends MethodologiesSolutions
Roles Customer
s
WE THINK WE KEEP EVERYTHING UNDER
CONTROL
9. Company / Industry / Business /
etc.
Project / Product / Initiative / etc.
Trend
s
MethodologiesSolutions
Roles Customers
Consulting Programs
Competenc
y
Centers
Disciplines Cross-Country
Initiatives
WE THINK WE KEEP EVERYTHING UNDER
CONTROL
11. Personal Life
Family
Needs
Money
Position
Friends
Ambitions
Pub Experts
Success
Stories
Recognition
EGO
Another Company Job Offer
Talk before you do wrong step
to save reputation and relationship
No Reliability
Nobody is interested you do something –
Bring results, or stop talking about it
No Robust Values
Not only in money we trust
People should share a company's values
Impulsive Decisions
Analyze how your chose will help you to acquire
the skills required for future achievements
Failed Commitments
Reputation is not only about the current team,
It is always about your place in the whole industr
Crying instead of Doing
Stop feeling sorry for yourself,
your contribution is worthless
TEAM LEAVES IN HARD ENVIRONMENT
14. REAL WAY
Don’t Do If Not Believe
People are afraid of changes in stable World.
Anybody can find many reasons, why it doesn’t
work. You must find reasons, why It will work.
Fail Fast
If you are not uncomfortable with
the release of the product - you are late
Result Tells More
No one pays for intentions
Diplomatic Mindset
Be smarter than you really are,
listening before speaking
Manager is Zero w/o Team
Universal solders is unprofitable myth.
Dynamic industry needs complex solutions ASAP.
Avoid Miscommunication
Enemy’s actions - aggression addressed to us
Our actions - reactions to the environment
Avoid Perfection
If you are not uncomfortable with
the release of the product - you are late
Player, Not Hero
There are only two ways: UP or OUT
Other ways are leading to stagnation