Listen "Project Leadership: A Developer’s Take with Zinzan van der Merwe"
Episode Synopsis
Prost! Wayne Du Toit chats with developer Zinzan van der Merwe to unpack project leadership from the coder’s side. They dive into taking ownership, navigating bad teams, must-have process rituals, and training junior devs—plus how passion and grit keep you from hating your job. Real talk, no fluff, straight from the trenches.Zinzan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zvdmerwe/Wayne: https://www.linkedin.com/in/waynedutoit/Prost, project success and training (www.prost-app.com)YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ProstProjectsChapters00:01:20 Start00:01:59 Getting started today00:11:20 Delivery mindset, balance?00:13:51 Ownership00:15:44 Putting forward your opinion00:20:18 Leadership styles00:29:50 Leadership style summary00:31:10 Dev perspective of a PM00:36:00 PM Ownership00:37:54 What if the PM/PO is not capable00:43:16 Project Styles00:45:24 Waterfall Agile00:46:40 Transformation to desired state00:47:27 How much process do you need00:48:35 Focus Illusion00:50:45 Must have process rituals00:54:29 Wayne's must have rituals00:56:58 3 key rituals00:58:27 Distributed training junior devs01:07:30 Swarming01:09:15 Final thoughts01:12:00 Leading the journey01:12:25 How not to hate your job01:14:51 Zinzan's hot take01:17:04 Suck it up
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