16 rules when you start to Drive

16 rules when you start to Drive
Delivery transformation @EPAM

1. 16 RULES when you start to “Drive”

2. Become a trusted advisor  Don't please customers by doing what they want Do please customer by helping them solving their actual problems Don't say “Yes” if you mean “No” Reading: B2B Executive Playbook   FOCUS ON THE CUSTOMER RULE 1 1

3. Find engineering solutions to business problems Learn architecture Learn trends, languages, technologies Practice / try new things - IoT / VR / Google Go / Scala / Hadoop Prove your value every day - stay billable RULE 2 2 STAY AN ENGINEER GET CLOSER TO ENGINEERING

4. Code Create a document Write a story/deck Practice on Production Projects… not only on home projects Stay on a critical path Make it real! KEEP CREATING (not just managing) STAY HANDS-ON RULE 3 3

5. Don't rush with a solution Develop an idea Iterate UNDERSTAND A PROBLEM BEFORE SOLVING IT RULE 4 4

6. Don’t be afraid of thinking Be Not Standard / authentic when solving a problem Entertain Crazy Ideas Tools and Techniques: MindMaps , Design Thinking, TRIZ… RULE 5 5 THINK THIS IS OUR JOB!

7. EASY IS “HARD” RULE 6 6

8. Keep experiments small / inexpensive Fail fast Seek help and advise to verify your ideas Use a mentor Do not repeat the same mistakes twice  Develop a feel of “First Time Right” RULE 7 7 DON'T BE AFRAID TO MAKE MISTAKES … BUT

9. Don’t hide the reality – it will come out anyway Give warning signs before things happen Give & Share Feedback Read: Radical Candor COMMUNICATE RULE 8 8

10. RULE 9 9 Don’t replace a task with an excuse sprinkled with clear communication If you can do it – just DO IT If you can do it in 2min –DO IT for sure IF YOU NEED HELP – FIND IT / ASK FOR IT Don’t over-delegate …especially to your manager Don’t replace “Scalability” with delegation Don’t play politics – you will lose “long term” DON'T PLAY “PING-PONG”

11. “Don’t be evil” Train Conciseness / Integrity, even when it plays against you Make sure people around you can trust you Set expectations Give Feedback Explain your decisions ! DO WHAT IS "RIGHT" / DON'T DO WHAT IS "WRONG" Easier said than done… RULE 10 10

12. Live Agile Manifesto BE AGILE – REMEMBER MAIN PRINCIPLES AGILE IS A BIG HELP RULE 11 11

13. Do Right Thing for the company first, while… As much as possible also right for an employee VERY HARD Most complex job of a manager is to remain “on employee side” while being on a “ company side” RULE 12 12 BECOME A COMPANY MAN

14. Help people Help next in line Don't replace “throw under the bus” with “empowerment” Fix something even small around you every day Do good for people around you STAY HUMAN, LEARN TO BE HUMBLE (“less of a Boss is more”) RULE 13 13

15. RULE 14 14 DON'T CLOSE THE BOX / DON'T BECOME ASPHALT (please do not “compete” with your report)

16. RULE 15 15 Have fun while you work Don’t be afraid to smile Work in/with a team Share experiences Take Care of yourself -Sleep ! Sport! … but !Drink Don’t forget to take vacations EPAM HAS 25’000+ DIFFERENT JOBS for you! MAKE YOUR WORK FUN – LIVE IT / LOVE IT OR CHANGE IT   

17. AND ONE MORE RULE…

18. “Face” the problem -> solve the problem Don't be afraid to be non-scalable Don't delegate a problem… up/down/left or right Don’t be afraid to share the problem with your team - solve it together Together… is the best way of mentoring! MAKE THE ISSUE STOP WITH YOU - DON'T PUSH AWAY! RULE 16 16

19. Thank you! RESULTS. RELENTLESSLY!