Ilya Lashch, CEO and Founder, CTO at Lightpoint Global, a custom software development company, discusses their focus on clear communication and faster software delivery. They are implementing strategies to streamline inter-team communication, ensure a consistent understanding of client needs, and reduce unnecessary communication in favor of practical tasks.
One key strategy is not compromising on project managers and business analysts, as they play crucial roles in project oversight, task coordination, and understanding and documenting business requirements. Investing in these roles can save time and money by reducing the number of sprints needed and ensuring software meets specified requirements.
Maintaining a diverse team of experience levels is another important strategy, balancing senior developers, mid-level specialists, and junior specialists to ensure productivity, reduce errors, and prevent burnout. Teams should aim for a ratio of juniors to middles to seniors based on factors like project complexity and familiarity with the technology stack. This alignment of tasks with each engineer’s skill level and growth objectives leads to increased task completion speed and higher client satisfaction.
Micro teams can help streamline front-end and back-end development by dividing larger teams of developers into pairs of front-end and back-end developers. This division accelerates iteration cycles and integration activities, ultimately speeding up project delivery.
Direct and well-focused communication is essential for managing internal development projects effectively. Restructuring the team with a product owner, technical lead, project manager, business analyst, and developer, led to fewer calls, clearer communication, and enhanced delivery speed and quality.
In summary, focusing on clear and precise communication, maintaining a diverse team with a mix of experience levels, and utilizing micro teams are effective strategies for speeding up project delivery while enhancing quality. These efforts can boost employee morale, encourage retention, and ultimately lead to overall success for both the team and the organization. It’s important to tailor these enhancements to address specific challenges and implement them selectively based on each team’s unique requirements and workflows.
