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Boutique product development companyIt is amazing what you can accomplish when you have a client-centric team to deliver outstanding products.

Way toward Manager roleKhizra Samad | Senior Test Engineer

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- Difference between a team member and team manager

- Transition from an individual contribution role in team to a manager role

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What is a Team ?

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Team

• A team is a group of people organized to work together interdependently and cooperatively to meet the needs of their customers by accomplishing a purpose and goals.

Contd.

• Team size : 3 to 5 members

• A project team is a collection of roles e.g. Project Manager , Team lead , Software Engineer , QA Engineer and Designer

Team Member ?

• A team member is a person with a particular skill who works well to achieve a common goal as a member of a team.

What does a Team Member do ?• Understand the purpose and objectives of the project• Produce the deliverables/products to agreed

specifications• Report progress against plan • Review key project deliverables/products• Work to timescales and within cost constraints• Ensure a correct balance between project and non-

project work• Work together as a team

What does a Manager do ?

• Define and Review Business case and Requirement• Project Planning , Scheduling , Resource allocation• Monitor progress against the baselined project plans• Coaching the Solution Development Teams when

handling difficult situations• Risk management• Communication• Drive Project by example

Manager Skills

• Process / Product Knowledge• Technology Understanding• Ability to prepare comprehensive technical specifications • Problem Solving

• leadership• Oral and written communication• Team conflict resolution• Negotiation• Mentoring• Process-oriented

• Honesty and integrity• Open and accessible• Decisive• Self-aware• ‘I am at your back ’ attitude

Technical Skills

NON Technical Skills

Other Skills

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What if these are the manager ;)

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Transition from Software Engineer / QA role to Manager role ?

Most Important Factors

1. Capabilities

2. Opportunities

3. Formal Education

How to build these factors ?

1. Capabilities

• Do Hard work• Self Learning• Improve Communication• Take Initiatives • Stay Current

2. Opportunities

• “If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door” ― Milton Berle

• I think everyone is an opportunist if they have an opportunity ― KATHARINE HEPBURN

3. Formal Education

• Get Agile Certification

• Get Project Management Certification ( PMP, CAPM, MPM, CPM )

How organization can help?

Conclusion

• Success is the result of perfection, hard work, determination , learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence then SKY is the LIMIT.

• Team member to Manager is not easy journey but not impossible.