Why tech knowledge is a MUST for Agile leaders

Опубликовано: 10 Апрель 2024
на канале: ScrumMastered

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I lied before. You DO NEED technical knowledge when you work with developers, even if you are not a developer yourself. Let me explain...
Here I'm sharing some clips from a recent podcast I participated in with Mark Metze called Agile Within where we discussed this topic in detail.

Check the blog post with the transcript here: https://scrummastered.com/blog/you-mu...

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QUESTIONS

0:00 Introduction

0:02 What advice would you give people looking to pivot into an agile leadership role as far as what technical skills they need to have?

03:07 Your opinion on this changed over time. What specifically changed your opinion?

06:53 What advice would you give to people who want to change industries and don't have a technical background? What do they need to do before they step in and pivot to a new career?

08:45 Say developers are having a technical discussion and you're not understanding a word of what these engineers are saying. What do you do then?

11:31 Ask better questions

14:32 Have you noticed a difference with how the team interacts with you as you build technical knowledge?

16:03 An example of us from someone with no prior tech knowledge who built it up to earn developers' trust