Teach a Man
  to Fish
Give a man a fish and you feed
him for a day

Teach a man to fish and you
feed him for a lifetime
                  - Chinese Proverb
Sustainability
  and Teams
Skills and Aptitude
   Skills: Things you can do now
   Aptitude: Things you are capable of
   There are some things you will never do
Understanding Skill Sets
360 Degree Feedback
   Method for measuring skills and/or performance
   Set objectives
       each person feeds back on each other person
       each person feeds back on the feedback they
        received
       includes management, subordinates, peers and self
       information is shared anonymously
Skills Analysis
   Areas and sub-areas
   Rate everyone on each area
   Create a chart
Skills Analysis

                      PHP                    Frontend
          Syntax   OOP    ZF   Stack   JS     HTML CSS
Anna        5       5      4     5      1       2     1
Billy       3       3      3     2      4       4     4
Charles     5       5      5     3      4       3     3
Diane       5       3      4     2      3       5     5
Edward      4       3      2     2      5       5     4

Average    4.4     3.8   3.6    2.8    3.4     3.8   3.4
Skill Gaps
Filling the Gap:
 Recruitment
Cost = Time + Money

Impact = Risk x Cost
The Power of
Not Recruiting
Learning
Learning Resources
   Feeds/Podcasts
   Subscriptions
   Training
   Consultancy
   Events
   Study days
Training Budget
Making the Business Case
   Spend your investment wisely
   Cost Benefit Analysis
   Return on Investment
       investment we know
       return is harder to measure
Types of Return
Conference or General
      Training
Specific Training or Study
Sharing (The Bonus Multiplier)
   Shared gain multiplies the return
   ROI is bigger
   Better team communication
Team Sharing Strategies
   Conference slide karaoke
   Link Tuesdays
   Shared interest subgroups
   Monthly developer lunch
Learning is a
Development Process
No Team?
Make One!
Leadership
Now You Can Fish
Thanks!

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