Improving software development productivity

🚀 Course Title: Improving Software Development Productivity: Practical Techniques with Andrii Sviatobatko

Course Headline:

Unlock Your Team's Full Potential: Boosting Software Development Productivity

Course Description:

What will be in the course:

• Personal Experience: Share my journey of optimizing productivity.
• Structuring Work in the Team: Discover how I efficiently organize tasks and responsibilities within a team.
• Tools and Technologies: Explore what my team and I use to enhance our development process, with an eye on alternatives that can also speed up your workflow.
• No Overwhelming Theory: Steer clear of excessive theoretical discussions.
• Real Solutions: Practical techniques you can apply immediately.
• Diverse Learning: Suitable for technical leads, managers, developers, and testers alike.

What this course will not include:

• A massive dose of theory that might overwhelm.
• Complex calculations or rigid design methodologies.
• Hardcore opinions that claim there's only one way to solve problems.

🎉 Course Outline:

1. Introductory Lesson - Setting the stage for productivity improvement.
2. Team and Roles - Understanding team dynamics and how to leverage roles effectively.
3. Technical Task - Defining clear and actionable tasks for your team.
4. Work Planning 📅 - Mastering the art of planning to keep your project on track.
5. Task Management Systems - A deep dive into tools that help you manage and track tasks efficiently.
6. Architecture - The role of architecture in streamlining development processes.
7. Version Control Systems & Version Accounting - Embracing the power of Git, SVN, and other VCS for better code management.
8. Codestyle/ 🎨 - Coding standards that make your codebase beautiful and maintainable.
9. Code Documentation/ 📝 - Writing self-explanatory code and the importance of documentation.
10. Testing - Effective testing strategies to ensure quality and prevent bugs from slipping through.
11. Bug Lifecycle & Bug Trackers 🐞 - A systematic approach to managing and tracking bugs.
12. Automatic Tests - Implementing test automation for faster feedback on your code changes.
13. Automatic Machines & Scripts ⚛️ - Building CI/CD pipelines that automate your workflow.
14. Instructions/ 📦 - Clear instructions for new developers to get them up and running quickly.
15. Summing Up & My Results - A comprehensive overview of the impact of these practical techniques on my projects.

Course Focus:

By implementing the strategies discussed in this course, you'll aim to improve several key performance indicators (KPIs):

• Decrease Mechanical Errors: Streamline your process to minimize simple mistakes.
• Reduce Development Time: Work smarter, not harder, and cut down on the time it takes to develop features.
• Reduce Error Search Time: Spend less time hunting down issues with better initial quality.
• Decrease New Developer Onboarding Time: Get new team members productive faster through clear documentation and processes.
• Increase Development Forecast Accuracy: Better predict your project timelines and deliver on schedule.

And beyond the measurable improvements, you'll also experience:

• Easier Product Handover: Transitioning products to customers becomes a smoother process.
• Increased Developer Interest: Engage your team with more interesting and fulfilling tasks.

Join this course to transform your software development productivity! 🚀💻🌟