In this episode of the 'Retrospective' weekly podcast, we delve into Jeremy's latest article on the four essential weekly ceremonies for engineering managers to ensure smooth and predictable execution. The ceremonies include the weekly kickoff, daily sync, one-on-one meetings, and the weekly review.
Péter shares his recent experiment with AI-assisted coding, using ChatGPT for a Google Apps Script project, highlighting the benefits and challenges of leveraging AI in software development.
Show notes:
- Jeremy’s article on the Four Must-Have Weekly Meetings for Engineering Managers
- Jeremy’s earlier article about sharing at 20%
- Explainer on Task Relevant Maturity
- John Cutler on Troubleshooting Status Updates
- Peter’s updates including AI-assisted coding experiences
- BI dashboard and tools article Jeremy mentioned: - AI Summary “Sales pitches often oversell the idea of "self-serve dashboards," but in reality, it often falls short as non-technical users lack the context to interpret data accurately. The key to successful self-serve BI lies in technical support for business stakeholders using flexible tools that cater to their needs efficiently. Providing technical people with tools like LLMs, Python, and easy data sharing capabilities can bridge the gap between technical complexity and business user needs.”
00:00 Intros
00:37 4 Weekly Meetings for Engineering Managers
01:59 Why Work to a Weekly Cadence?
03:30 Projects and Milestones
09:03 The Weekly Team Kick-off / Planning Meeting
20:06 Daily Sync (Standup) and Team Connection
33:21 One-on-One Meetings
37:16 Monthly Career Focus and Continuous Feedback and Coaching
38:11 One-to-One Frequency
40:15 Task Relevance Maturity Framework
41:35 The Weekly Review Meeting
46:04 Stakeholder Communication and Status Updates
58:02 Retrospectives and Team Health
01:03:23 Using AI for Coding Projects
01:12:14 Wrapping up!
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