The document outlines essential guidelines for a Director of Development, focusing on people, processes, and technology. It emphasizes the importance of understanding manager expectations, fostering a supportive and learning-oriented environment for developers, and the necessity of effective hiring practices. Additionally, it highlights the creation of a structured process playbook, incorporating techniques like daily standups, sprints, and various technology management tools.

1. A Director of Development
Cheatsheet
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2. Focus on three areas
• People
• Processes
• Technology
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3. YOU
Your Developers
Management
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4. Know what your manager
expects, then exceed
Always able to give status
Understand Team Utilization
Consistent Reporting and Metrics
Your
Managment Be a Technical Liaison
Be a Thought Leader
Be involved in your community
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5. Give Developers what they
need to be successful
A Great Computer
Challenging Work
A Team Environment
Developers
Encourage Flow & Focus
A Learning Environment
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6. READ! READ!
READ!
WATCH!

7. Use the Web,
Use Social Media
(but…use it well)
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8. Know Yourself
The Buck stops here (well, sort of)
Understand your comfort zone (don’t retreat)
Plan competence in your gaps
Don’t get too far from the code!
Be a Role Model
Be a Thought Leader
Be involved in your community
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9. Hiring
Look around you
Give an independent exercise
Don’t forget you’re A-hole hat
Look For:
Problem Solver
Continuous Learner
Professional Work Ethic
Good Communicator
Team Player
Community Contributions
Technology Experience
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10. Create Your Process Playbook
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11. Thinking, Learning & Flow
Daily Standups
Sprints & Iterations
Planning Boards
Retrospectives
Pair Programming
Dev Standards, Code Reviews
Knowledge Sharing
TDD
Kata
Go Team! Onboarding Training
Status Meetings
Configuration Management

12. Technology
AKA: Your Comfort Zone
IDE
Version Control
Continuous Integration
Issue Tracking
Dynamic Infrastructure
Code Review Tools
Testing Tools
Time Tracking
File Transfer Capabilities
Content Management
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