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How to Hire an Engineering Consultant

The Product Coalition

To create such solutions, companies need software engineering professionals who can provide the expertise required. However, both the need and the sheer number of developers and technology consultants have made the challenge of sourcing reputable, professional, and capable software engineers even more difficult. Let’s dive right in.

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Product in Practice: Getting Engineers Involved in Brainstorming

Product Talk

When running brainstorming sessions, Ellen found that engineers in particular were quick to jump to feasibility concerns. Here’s how she explained it to the CDH community: Looking for some tips on running brainstorming sessions. Teach them how to look for inspiration from analogous products.

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Core Concept: Getting Engineers to Embrace the Product Trio

Product Talk

Today’s post is about getting your engineers more involved in your product trio. What do we do if engineers don’t want to be part of discovery? Does an engineer really need to be a part of our product trio? What should you do if an engineer doesn’t want to be a part of your product trio ? Tweet This. We all do it.

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Algolia’s Sarah Dayan on what sets a staff plus engineer apart

Intercom, Inc.

When you reach senior level on an engineering track, you’re expected to be optimal in your hard skill set. Despite not having a formal education in engineering, Sarah landed a job as a developer in the French consultant Grand Manitou. Then, four years ago, in 2018, she got a job at Algolia as a software engineer.

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How to Migrate From DataStax Enterprise to Instaclustr Managed Apache Cassandra

If you’re considering migrating from DataStax Enterprise (DSE) to open source Apache Cassandra®, our comprehensive guide is tailored for architects, engineers, and IT directors. Whether you’re motivated by cost savings, avoiding vendor lock-in, or embracing the vibrant open-source community, Apache Cassandra offers robust value.

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The engineering mindset | Will Larson (Carta, Stripe, Uber, Calm, Digg)

Lenny Rachitsky

Prior to joining Carta, he was the CTO at Calm and held engineering leadership roles at Stripe, Uber, and Digg. He is the author of two foundational engineering career books, An Elegant Puzzle and Staff Engineer , and The Engineering Executive’s Primer , which will be released in February.

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How to Transition from Engineer to Product Manager in Seven Steps

The Product Coalition

So you’re looking to switch up your career path from engineer to product manager? This can be a difficult transition for some people but… Continue reading on Product Coalition ».

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LLMs in Production: Tooling, Process, and Team Structure

Speaker: Dr. Greg Loughnane and Chris Alexiuk

However, during development – and even more so once deployed to production – best practices for operating and improving generative AI applications are less understood.

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At Last, the Secrets to Effective Stakeholder and Board Member Communications are Revealed!

Speaker: Heather Wilde, Coach, Speaker, and CTO at theDifference | Pandora Ovanessian, CIO, VP of Technology, and Technology Consultant | Steve McConnell, Author of Code Complete and CEO at Construx Software

Translating engineering and technological jargon in an accessible way, one that encourages contribution for improvement and helps your stakeholders understand your organizations achievements, is difficult. They will teach you how to: Put together a compelling story for your board deck. Choose the right engineering KPIs.

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A Product Manager's Guide to Working Effectively with Engineering Teams

Speaker: Sayanti Ghosh, Product Manager – AI/ML at Teck Resources Ltd.

“There’s probably no more important relationship for a successful product manager than the one with your engineers" (INSPIRED by Marty Cagan). It is the PM who is responsible to lead the product team, collaborate with designers and engineers, and drive value to bring the vision to fruition. What will you learn from this webinar?

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The Product Growth Engine

Speaker: Dave Martin, Founder, Right to Left

If you struggled to answer any of those questions, join Dave Martin, product management expert and Founder at Right to Left, as he dives into the product growth engine. How to use lean methodology and experimentation to reduce waste and create repeatable growth. In this webinar, Dave will cover: Understanding the product life cycle.

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How to Apply Best Practices from Site Reliability Engineering in Your Organization

Speaker: Liz Fong-Jones, Principal Developer Advocate, Honeycomb.io

Join Liz Fong-Jones, Principal Developer Advocate at Honeycomb, as she walks us through how organizations of all sizes can implement site reliability engineering practices to address these issues. How to start and build up a culture of Production Excellence in your organization.

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The 5 Stages of Account-Based Marketing — and How to Win Them All

Data is the fuel that powers your ABM engine. In this eBook, we’ll walk you through how to leverage strong data and go-to-market tools to unlock the five stages of ABM: define, identify, engage, convert, and connect. Without it, you can’t find and reach your target accounts. ZoomInfo’s MarketingOS changes all that.

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Turning Metrics into Dollars: How to Turn Your Analytics Data into a Real Financial Model for your Startup

Speaker: Tristan Kromer, Lean Agile Coach, Kromatic

increase isn't worth the engineering time we're spending! Early stage startups in particular may not need a four year business plan, but they need to start building out a model which will show how they can someday be profitable. You'll learn: How to turn basic dashboard metrics into a financial model. Sometimes that 0.1%

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The Key to Agile Team Motivation

Speaker: Robert Webber, Author and Innovation Leader

Agile was a grassroots engineering movement that caught most software leaders unprepared. Management was never taught how to establish the positive and supportive environment necessary to motivate self-directed teams, resulting in disappointing Agile transitions.