Episode 5 | 33:50 min

Engineering More Than Just Products

Episode 5 | 33:50 min | 10.15.2020

Engineering More Than Just Products

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This is a podcast episode titled, Engineering More Than Just Products. The summary for this episode is: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/duanemusser" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Duane Musser</a>, Engineering Leader at <a href="https://www.doublemap.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DoubleMap</a>, joined us to share about his experiences in just about every stage of the product company life cycle, from startup to enterprise.Duane's journey has given him a unique perspective on how to build and lead an engineering group focused on delivering products to their customers. From the importance of culture and mentorship to his transition from engineer to leader, Duane shares the things he has found to work as well as things that haven’t.You can find more information about this podcast at <a href="https://sep.com/software-development-resources/software-development-podcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sep.com/podcast</a> and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for listening!

Duane Musser

|Software Engineering Leader at DoubleMap

Duane is an experienced technical leader that loves nothing more than helping teams accomplish great things. He helps product teams understand both what and how to deliver the greatest value to customers and users. He is passionate about helping young engineers develop to skills needed to be successful. He also also enjoys helping all people become better versions of themselves.

Duane's LinkedIn

Adam Scroggin

|Guest Host and Engineering Manager at SEP

Adam is passionate about picking from the right ingredients of business, software engineering, and user centered design to bake products that people will love. He loves SaaS, mobile development, and building apps and services that run in the cloud. Adam is also the CEO of CardboardIt, a virtual User Story Mapping platform.

Adam's LinkedIn

Takeaway 1 | 00:45 MIN

Duane shares that giving up control and moving away from code was one of the main challenges he faced when he moved into management.

Takeaway 2 | 01:09 MIN

Duane shares the pros of working for large and small companies.

Takeaway 3 | 01:13 MIN

Duane shares about mentorship and training at large and small companies.

Takeaway 4 | 00:51 MIN

Duane emphasizes the importance of continually nurturing company culture.

Takeaway 5 | 01:13 MIN

Duane shares the challenges and enjoyable parts of setting expectations after DoubleMap was acquired.

Takeaway 6 | 01:19 MIN

Duane shares what he learned about iteratively developing products.

Takeaway 7 | 01:34 MIN

Adam shares how he incorporates user feedback and iteratively improves his product, Cardboard.

Duane Musser, Engineering Leader at DoubleMap, joined us to share about his experiences in just about every stage of the product company life cycle, from startup to enterprise.

Duane's journey has given him a unique perspective on how to build and lead an engineering group focused on delivering products to their customers. From the importance of culture and mentorship to his transition from engineer to leader, Duane shares the things he has found to work as well as things that haven’t.

You can find more information about this podcast at sep.com/podcast and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for listening!