🔑 The Two Critical Elements for Scaling Engineering Teams

Join Matt Watson as he shares crucial insights from real customer experiences at Full Scale, revealing the fundamental barriers that prevent most companies from successfully scaling their engineering teams. Through practical examples and hard-earned wisdom, discover why undefined leadership can't delegate undefined work.

Drawing from conversations with actual customers and years of experience managing 300+ employees, Matt breaks down the essential components needed to scale engineering teams effectively. Learn why product strategy and capable leadership form the foundation of successful team growth, and how to overcome common scaling challenges.

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Key Discussion Points:

🎯 The importance of clear product roadmaps

💡 Transitioning from individual contributor to leader

🔄 Finding and developing player-coach leaders

⚡ Building trust in development partnerships

📊 Balancing strategy, operations, and technical leadership

Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction to scaling challenges

0:50 - Product roadmap importance

1:28 - Real customer examples

2:13 - Leadership transition challenges

3:27 - Solution architect approach

4:48 - Trust as a foundation

5:31 - Three types of engineering managers

6:20 - Closing thoughts and recommendations

Essential Requirements for Scaling:

Clear product strategy and roadmap

Leadership capable of delegation

Trustworthy partnerships

Balance of technical and management skills

Defined processes and structure

Transform your engineering team's growth potential by implementing these proven strategies. Join our community of leaders dedicated to building scalable, efficient development teams.