Don’t Fear the Final Boss: Explaining Improvement Ideas to Management
TalkinGermanat JCON Europe 2023 · on Wednesday, 2023-06-21· at 10:00· Cinema 9, Im Mediapark 1, 50670 Köln, Germany·
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Practical guidance for developers on how to present technical improvement ideas (new frameworks, tools, practices) to management and other external stakeholders. It covers communication techniques and concrete arguments to explain benefits, anticipate objections (questions about timing, costs, resource needs), and turn management from an opponent into a collaborative partner.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Introduction
- 2:04Management blocks ideas
- 9:50Craftsmanship non-negotiable
- 13:21Turn affected into involved
- 21:08Example: static code analysis
- 29:18Example: team interruptions
- 33:56Example: new tech stack
- 40:38Summary and tips
- 42:22Q&A
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