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This workshop is included in Full Ticket. All Full Ticket holders will get an email with a registration link for the workshops. This workshop will be run remotely via Zoom. Workshop is targeted both for managers and those who is in the beginning of career. Take full advantage of your remote conference experience and get training from our best speakers and trainers. The recording of the workshop will be shared with full ticket holders after the conference.
Managers Are From Mars, Devs Are From Venus: A Developer’s Guide to Communicating, Convincing, and Collaborating Effectively With Stakeholders
It’s a tale as old as time - collaboration between developers and business stakeholders has long been a challenge, with a lack of clear communication often leaving both sides frustrated. The best developers can deeply understand their business counterparts’ needs, effectively communicate technical strategy without losing the non-technical crowd, and convince the business to make the right decisions. Working at a consultancy, I’ve both failed and succeeded in architecting and “selling” technical visions, learning many lessons along the way.
Whether you work at a product company, are a consultant/freelancer, or want to venture beyond just being a developer, the ability to convince and clearly communicate with stakeholders can set you apart in the tech industry. This becomes even more important with the rise of GenAI and the increasingly competitive developer market, as problem-solving and effective communication are key to positioning yourself.
In this workshop, I’ll share real-world examples, both good and bad, and guide you through putting the theory into practice through dojos.
Date & time: June 24, 16:00-19:00 CEST. Remote via Zoom.
From Engineer to Leader: A Workshop for First-Time Tech Leaders
Transitioning from an individual contributor role to a leadership position, especially in the fast-paced tech industry, is hugely challenging. Most new leaders don't receive any training at all in the first 10 years of their new responsibilities. Our comprehensive workshop is designed to assist new and emerging tech leaders in understanding their new roles and gaining the skills to make them confident, happy and effective leaders.
Date & time: June 21, 10:00-13:00 CEST. Remote via Zoom.
Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Fire: A Manager's Guide to Helping New Developers Thrive
Onboarding to a new project can be difficult, no matter your background and experience. But it can be especially challenging for new developers straight out of school or a coding bootcamp. Drawing on personal experience as a bootcamp grad and JavaScript consultant, this talk will discuss tips and strategies for managers to help the new developers on their teams get their bearings in an unfamiliar codebase, so they can make more of an impact, faster!
Date & time: June 27, 16:00-17:00 CEST. Remote via Zoom.
Trainers
Mo is the Head of Mobile and a Tech Lead at Theodo UK, having worked on several projects with startups and established enterprises to create cross-platform mobile application in React Native. He's passionate about React Native, MobileDevOps, and pushing the boundaries of combining code across web and mobile.
Andrew Murphy started his career as a Software Engineer but, after a decade in technology leadership, he decided to focus on teaching the skills that he learnt the hard way. When he moved into leadership there was no support, so he had to make all the mistakes (a lot of them!) and learn from them. His goal is now to make sure that tech leaders don’t have to do things the hard way by providing them with the mindsets and skillsets that can make them happy, confident and effective leaders. His company, Tech Leaders Launchpad, currently focuses specifically on the new and emerging leader space, as that's the place we can have the biggest impact on the students, and the industry.
Andrew is a theatre kid turned software developer. He got his BA in psychology and theatre from Hobart College and his MA from the University of Central Florida. After a range of disparate adventures including acting, consulting, teaching, and recruiting, he attended the full-stack software engineering program at Thinkful, after which he joined Bitovi as a React Developer. Andrew consults for Fortune 500 companies like Yum and Aflac, helping them build high performing and scalable React applications
Originally from Massachusetts, he currently lives with his partner in Buffalo, NY. In his free time you'll probably find him cooking, reading, board-gaming, skiing, or cheering on the Boston Bruins. Mostly just that last one.