📋 The Complete Team Checklist: A Guide for Software Engineers & Engineering Leaders
Use this checklist for your team health!
When starting in a new team, it's always exciting but overwhelming at the same time. There are so many aspects to take care of as a technical leader, whether it's an Engineering Manager position or Technical Lead position.
However, in that situation, I usually encourage fellow leaders to have a team checklist at hand. Using a team checklist helps us have a quick overview of the status of the team, and prioritize improvement points. It is very helpful for starting the journey in a new team, and set the initial direction.
The following is a list template that I use every time. You can download it and use it with your team, and read until the end of the article to see explanations and importance of each item!
💡 Key Takeaways
Use this team checklist template to speed up your onboarding process, whether you're new to a team, or just step up as a leader in your existing team!
Section 1: Development Workflow
1.1. There is documented coding standards and best practices
Different developers have dif…