EM Kata #9: Overcoming Cross-Team Challenges in a Scale-Up
Managing cross-team dependencies in a scale-up? Don’t let them slow you down!
This EM Kata will equip you with practical strategies for efficient cross-team collaboration and help you foresee and mitigate risks. You will practise calculating the cost of delays and keeping projects moving forward in a fast-scaling environment.
💻🖊️ Bring your laptop and a pen with you
Your laptop will be needed for the presentation, and you will need a pen to take notes in our provided materials.
📚 How to prepare for the event?
We will provide some additional educational materials ahead of time. To make the most of the meetup, you are encouraged to review these resources, allowing you to come prepared, gain deeper insights, and maximise your experience during the event.
❓ What is a Software EM Kata?
EM Kata is a playground where Engineering Managers* can practice their skills and receive immediate feedback.
* — 👨🔬 / 👩🔬EM Kata is also beneficial for
Senior Leaders: Head of Engineering, Engineering Directors, VPs, CTOs — to practice and enhance mentoring and coaching skills.
Tech/Team Leads: To acquire essential skills for a successful transition to an EM role.
Senior Software Engineers: To gain insight into EM responsibilities and explore if a leadership career path interests them.
Agile Coaches: To better understand the challenges faced by EMs and the skills they require, enabling better support for them at work.
Each small group works on identifying the root causes of the challenges by analysing them from different perspectives, determining the most efficient strategy to solve them, developing a detailed plan, and necessary team constellation changes & architecture.
🕑 Event Schedule
18:00 – Doors open for snacks, drinks, and networking
18:30 – Introduction & learning block
18:50 – EM Kata: working in small groups
20:00 – Jury time. Comparing solutions to find the most efficient
From 20:50 till 21:30 — Networking and discussions.
📍 Venue
SumUp Services GmbH, Koppenstraße 8, 10243 Berlin
🤝 Sponsored by SumUp Services GmbH
A big shout-out to SumUp for sponsoring our event and supporting our mission to foster a tight-knit community of engineering leaders.
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👍 Code of Conduct
We adhere to the Berlin Code of Conduct to ensure a welcoming and respectful environment for all participants.