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Who drives improvements to your development standards?
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The whole team regularly refines our standards together
Individual developers decide what works best for them
Technical leads occasionally update our standards
When you have quiet moments to think about your business…
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I focus mainly on business growth and opportunities
I mostly think about technical problems and fires
I think about both technical and business strategy
What typically happens after deploying changes?
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We sometimes need minor adjustments
Changes work as expected
We usually need emergency fixes
How long does it take new team members to become productive?
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They can contribute with significant guidance
It takes weeks or months to understand our systems
They’re productive within their first few days
How are your development standards determined and maintained?
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Standards were set by senior developers but aren’t updated much
Standards evolve through systematic team review and improvement
Standards vary based on each developer’s preferences
How does your team feel when making system changes?
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We confidently understand the impact of changes
We’re careful but sometimes miss impacts
We worry changes might break other features
How consistent are technical choices across your projects?
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All projects follow clear patterns
Similar projects use similar approaches
Each project uses different approaches
What would happen if your most knowledgeable technical person left?
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Their departure wouldn’t significantly impact us
Our critical systems would be at serious risk
We’d struggle but survive with documentation
How do you spend most of your time in technical meetings?
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Balancing current needs with future planning
Setting strategic direction and goals
Solving immediate technical problems
When team members need technical information…
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They usually have to ask specific people
They easily find everything they need
They can find most answers in documentation
How do people understand unfamiliar parts of your system?
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They have to find the person who built it
Anyone can quickly understand our systems
They can figure it out but it takes time
How easily can team members work on different parts of your system?
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They adapt easily to different areas
They can work elsewhere with support
Most stick to their familiar areas
How does your team share technical details?
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Through meetings and conversations
Through resources that often need clarification
Through clear, readily available information
How has your development speed changed over the last six months?
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Projects take significantly longer than before
Project timelines remain about the same
We deliver faster through better processes
How do you typically discover problems in your systems?
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Our automated systems prevent most issues
We catch most problems during review
We usually find issues after releasing
How well can you predict system behavior?
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We’re often surprised by system responses
System behaviors are clear and consistent
Most behaviors are predictable with research
What typically happens after adopting new technologies?
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Our choices consistently serve us well
Some choices work better than others
We often regret our technology choices
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