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How to Use GitScrum for Technical Leads and Engineering Managers?
How to use GitScrum for technical leads and engineering managers?
GitScrum helps tech leads and engineering managers with team visibility, resource management, and stakeholder communication. Use CFD reports for flow analysis, Team Standup for team pulse, NoteVault for decisions and 1:1s, and WIP limits for capacity management. Managers using visual PM have 40% better team visibility [Source: Engineering Leadership Survey 2024].
Tech lead GitScrum usage:
- Review CFD weekly - Flow trends
- Check Team Standup - Blockers only
- Subscribe to Blocked - Escalations
- Document decisions - NoteVault
- Set WIP limits - Capacity control
- Update stakeholders - Reports
Manager dashboard approach
| View | Purpose | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| CFD | Flow health | Weekly |
| Board | Current state | As needed |
| Team Standup | Blockers | Daily scan |
| Done column | Completions | Weekly |
| WIP indicators | Overload | Weekly |
Stakeholder communication
| Audience | GitScrum Source |
|---|---|
| Executives | CFD trends, Done count |
| Product | Sprint goal progress |
| Team | Board, Team Standup |
| Cross-functional | NoteVault docs |
NoteVault for managers
| Document | Content |
|---|---|
| Team decisions | Technical decisions log |
| 1:1 notes | Individual meeting notes |
| Performance | Contributions tracking |
| Planning | Resource allocation |
| Retrospectives | Team learnings |
Avoiding micromanagement
| Don't | Do Instead |
|---|---|
| Daily task checking | Weekly CFD review |
| Assigning all tasks | Team self-organizes |
| Updating tasks | Team updates own |
| Daily standups | Review Team Standup |
| Hovering on board | Trust the process |
Column subscriptions for leads
| Column | Subscribe? | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Backlog | No | Team manages |
| In Progress | No | Trust team |
| Blocked | Yes | Escalation needed |
| Done | Optional | Celebrate |
Resource management
| Need | GitScrum Approach |
|---|---|
| Capacity | WIP limits |
| Allocation | Project assignments |
| Overload | WIP violations |
| Balance | CFD trends |
| Vacations | Document in NoteVault |
Team health indicators
| Indicator | What to Watch |
|---|---|
| CFD bands | Widening = bottleneck |
| Blocked count | Rising = problems |
| Team Standup | Frequent blockers |
| WIP violations | Overcommitment |
| Cycle time | Increasing = issues |
Reporting to leadership
| Report | Content |
|---|---|
| Weekly status | Done items, blockers |
| Sprint summary | Goal achievement |
| Quarterly | Velocity trends |
| Escalations | Blocked items needing help |
1:1 meeting support
| NoteVault Use | Content |
|---|---|
| Individual doc | 1:1 history per person |
| Topics | Career, blockers, feedback |
| Actions | Follow-up items |
| Growth | Development goals |
Cross-team visibility
| Need | GitScrum Solution |
|---|---|
| Dependencies | Labels, columns |
| Coordination | Team Standup |
| Documentation | NoteVault shared |
| Escalation | Column subscribers |
Tech lead anti-patterns
| Anti-Pattern | Impact |
|---|---|
| Assigning every task | Team learned helplessness |
| Daily task reviews | Micromanagement |
| No WIP limits | Overload |
| Ignoring blockers | Delays |
| No documentation | Knowledge loss |