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Cultural Mindset: A Thought About Collective Ownership
- Working in a group of five, under a Tech Lead, the author decided to dip toes into the waters of collective ownership and embrace a feature or service/microservice-based approach.
- The goal was for every team member to be equally knowledgeable about every nook and cranny of the project, providing a wellspring of expert opinions to tackle bugs and roll out new features.
- This approach ignited the team’s commitment and sense of ownership towards the project, providing unique opportunities for some team members.
- Breaking down silos led to standardization and harmonization of best practices across different technologies and scopes, providing a common language for effective communication.
- Collective ownership meant everyone was empowered to handle user stories from end to end, segment them better, and understand their impacts collectively.
- This experiment led to erasing the need for a single point of contact and training team members to attend all project meetings and voice decisions.
- However, it is essential to find and accept compromises, as everything in the organization must evolve together, not just one piece of the puzzle.
- The importance of promoting autonomy and initiative, eliminating rules, fostering internal mobility and collective ownership, which disrupts the Tech Lead's roles, is vital to create a successful team.
- The article concludes with celebrating small victories and contributing to the gradient descent.
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