In this episode of the 'Retrospective' weekly podcast, Jeremy and Peter discuss key engineering leadership topics. Jeremy delves into his latest article on the four essential weekly ceremonies for engineering managers to ensure smooth and predictable execution. The ceremonies include the weekly kickoff, daily sync, one-on-one meetings, and the weekly review.
Peter shares his recent experiment with AI-assisted coding, using ChatGPT for a Google Apps Script project, highlighting the benefits and challenges of leveraging AI in software development.
Show notes:
00:00 Intros
00:37 4 Weekly Meetings for Engineering Managers
01:59 Why Work to a Weekly Cadence?
03:30 Projects and Milestones
09:03 The Weekly Team Kick-off / Planning Meeting
20:06 Daily Sync (Standup) and Team Connection
33:21 One-on-One Meetings
37:16 Monthly Career Focus and Continuous Feedback and Coaching
38:11 One-to-One Frequency
40:15 Task Relevance Maturity Framework
41:35 The Weekly Review Meeting
46:04 Stakeholder Communication and Status Updates
58:02 Retrospectives and Team Health
01:03:23 Using AI for Coding Projects
01:12:14 Wrapping up!