Managing Remote Teams. What Are The Most Dangerous Pitfalls And How To Avoid Them?
Magda Sowierszenko
More companies are beginning to embrace the freedom and benefits that remote work has to offer. Whether it’s a few home office days or a completely remote setup many managers will sooner or later find themselves managing employees in new ways because of that.
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Do you know this proverb: “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” What if you decide to go far and fast... together? This is what we experience here at Netguru. We know that we are strong only as a close-knit team. We must go together. Besides, the more the merrier. We want to reach ambitious goals rather than rest on our laurels. We want to go far. Finally, we know that we can go far as a team only if we quickly react to market trends. We have to move fast in a truly Agile way. Under such circumstances, we must constantly make sure that we are all on the same page. How do we do that? The answer is simple: knowledge sharing.
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Netguru is a software company. We help our clients grow their business by helping them create digital products and services. Developers are at the center of our organization, so let’s have a closer look at their role in the projects we develop for our clients.
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Making sure your teams works like a well-oiled machine is no easy task. That said, it’s a task you should be committed to throughout the project to make sure the efficiency is maintained, instead of only achieving it temporarily. Maintaining the efficiency of our teams is one of the most important roles of a Project Manager in Netguru. While we tend to it in every project, there is no universal recipe for it, as each of our team setups is unique.
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From Dreams of Game Development to Building Enterprise Web Apps As a Senior Python Developer
Ola Niechciał
Stanisław Zalewski is a Senior Python Developer, responsible for building high quality apps that meet clients’ needs, supporting colleagues with his knowledge and experience, and helping with recruitment to the Python team. He feels right at home here and works towards a promotion to the leader position. He didn’t join Netguru the usual way, but through a merger between Netguru and Bitcraft, Stanisław’s previous company. According to him, the change was fast and smooth, and he’s happy to be where he is today.
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Balancing time, money, scope, resources – those are just some of the Project Manager responsibilities. PM has to ensure that difficult projects are handled and positive results are obtained. We have to take care of proper communication between the team and the Client. Challenges are part of our job too.
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After my very last recruitment call, the time slowed down. Even though it's been just a few days before I received the decision, I couldn't stop constantly refreshing my email box. And, oh my god, I eventually saw the awaited message. Joining Netguru was my big goal, so I don't need to describe how proud and happy I was when I saw the offer. The curiosity level went high immediately when I started to think about the upcoming adventure - how does it feel to become a new project manager at Netguru? And here I am to tell you what my first week looked like.
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"It depends". That's an answer I hate and love at the same time. In this case, it fits very well. The approach to developing your skills depends on: The skill you wish to build, the level of expertise you want to achieve, your current level of experience as a Project Manager, the dynamics of your projects/organization, the amount of time you have, the budget you have. For this article, I'm focusing on the differentiation by the level of expertise: Junior Project Manager, (Regular) Project Manager, and Senior Project Manager.
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A month ago, we took part in Burning Minds. It’s an internal conference, organized once a year along with our team retreat. Knowledge sharing is really important in our culture, as one of our values says that we should grow ourselves and people around us.
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From a Career in Advertising to the Position of Senior Designer and Project Lead: Mateusz's Success Story
Ola Niechciał
Mateusz Jankowski is a Senior UI Designer & Team Leader at Netguru, one with vast experience gathered over years of working in advertising and design. His job isn’t limited to producing amazing visuals. As a leader for his team, he’s also responsible for good communication (within the team and with the client), alignment with the client’s vision and goals for the project, and delivering added value to match Netguru’s standards for customer excellence. These are not easy tasks. Luckily, Mateusz has a lot of experience under his belt, and has spent his career mastering the skills he currently uses every day. Here’s the story of how he started out as a designer, went through various challenges over the years, and ended up at Netguru.
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