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Effective Performance Management for Engineering Teams
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Gain insights into performance management for engineering teams. Discover how to set clear expectations, design performance metrics, and provide constructive feedback to enhance team productivity and accountability.
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A manager is responsible for assigning tasks to the team members, keeping tabs on the progress, and analyzing their performance. A good manager must know their strengths and use them accordingly. This course covers the essentials of performance management in engineering teams. You’ll learn the importance of setting clear expectations and the difference between individual and collective accountability. You’ll learn the importance of performance metrics and design them for your team. Next, you’ll explore ways to keep your team motivated and provide each team member with constructive feedback. You’ll learn how to decide when to let a team member go, including planning for a successor. By the end of this course, you’ll have learned to apply processes and practices to monitor the performance of your team. You’ll be able to provide timely and constructive feedback to your team, including performance reviews. In addition, you’ll be able to balance a team with members having varying performances and competencies.
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WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

An understanding of performance management in engineering teams
Familiarity with the techniques for setting clear expectations and their importance
The ability to design metrics to gauge an individual’s performance
The ability to keep your team motivated
The ability to boost individual team member performances
The ability to effectively communicate good as well as bad performance reviews
An understanding of performance management in engineering teams

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Content

89 Lessons

1.

Introduction

4 Lessons

Get familiar with essential performance management skills to enhance engineering team success.
What Is This Course About?
What We're Assuming about You
Learning Outcomes
Investigate, Review, Reflect, Act

2.

Overview of Performance Management

4 Lessons

Unpack the core of performance management, focusing on documentation, feedback, accountability, and career growth.
What Is Performance Management?
Why Is Documentation Important?
What Else Is Important?
Investigate, Review, Reflect, Act

3.

The Need for Clear Expectations

6 Lessons

Work your way through establishing clear expectations in performance management to enhance team effectiveness and accountability.
Introduction
Attributes and Examples of Clear Expectations
Expectation Rubrics
Expectations vs. Goals
Advice for When You Apply These Ideas
Investigate, Review, Reflect, Act

5.

Metrics

6 Lessons

Take a closer look at assessing team performance through metrics, avoiding pitfalls, and driving improvement.
Introduction
The Misuse and Proper Use of Metrics
Common Business-Centric Metrics Systems
Common Software-Related Metrics
Advice for When You Apply These Ideas
Investigate, Review, Reflect, Act

13.

Conclusion

1 Lessons

See how it works: Effective performance management involves clear expectations, feedback, and talent development.
Wrapping Up
Certificate of Completion
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