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This is my talk aimed at helping teams to grow their skills and for individual developers to reach for their next stage of career development. Given in Poland at phpconpl in 2011
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Teach a Manto 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
Sustainabilityand 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
Measures skills and/or performance Set objectives Feedback from
Managers Peers Colleagues in other areas Subordinates
Anonymous results
Skills Analysis
Areas and sub-areas Rate everyone on each area Create a chart
Skills Analysis
PHP FrontendSyntax OOP ZF Stack JS HTML CSS
Anna 5 5 4 5 1 2 1Billy 3 3 3 2 4 4 4Charles 5 5 5 3 4 3 3Diane 5 3 4 2 3 5 5Edward 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 ofNot Recruiting
Learning
Learning Resources
Feeds/Podcasts Subscriptions Books
Learning Resources
Feeds/Podcasts Subscriptions Books 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
Sharing (The Bonus Multiplier)
Sharing knowledge/experience brings value ROI is bigger Better team communication
Team Sharing Strategies
Conference slide karaoke Monthly developer lunch Link Tuesdays
Twitter: #linktuesday Link: http://www.linktuesday.com
Learning is aDevelopment Process
No Team?Make One!
Leadership
Sustainable Learning
Now You Can Fish
Thanks!
http://joind.in/3924
Links: http://bit.ly/kUCR27
@lornajane
http://www.lornajane.net
Resources
360 degree feedback http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/360-degree_feedback
Risk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risk_analysis_(business)
Return on investment http://www.solutionmatrix.com/return-on-investment.html
Cost-benefit analysis http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTED_08.htm
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