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Learn essential strategies for leading engineering teams through extended migration projects in this 13-minute conference talk. Discover how to navigate the challenges of maintaining team momentum and motivation during long-term software transitions, from simple refactoring to complete system redesigns. Gain practical insights on managing external stakeholders, addressing team fatigue, and sustaining focus throughout multi-year migrations. Explore leadership techniques for keeping teams engaged while transitioning users to new solutions, particularly when dealing with stakeholders outside direct influence. Drawing from personal experience, the speaker shares valuable lessons on maintaining team dynamics and applying these principles to broader leadership scenarios in software engineering.
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Managing the marathon: Leading teams through lengthy migration projects | Lawrence Taylor
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