Dalmo Cirne
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Streams Questionnaire
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Why did you become a manager or want to become one?
You want to learn how to be a better leader
Because of the salary
You like dealing with people
Exposure to a diverse group of people and ideas
Sharing the spotlight with the team
You like being among subject matter experts
You want to build something bigger than you can on your own
Would you consider giving up your management role, if you are not enjoying it?
Yes
No
How long do you pause before answering a question?
Immediately, or even before the person finishes the question
Small pause (about 3 to 5 seconds)
Take a moment to think and chose how answer (more than 10 seconds)
you of enter
What do you consider as core value? (Pick three)
Integrity
Technical expertise
Curiosity
Good communication (written and verbal)
Determination
Being a team player
Being respectful
Other
If you selected "Other," please enter your core value
Which definition of Culture do you agree the most?
Perks, swag, assorted memberships, and other direct and indirect benefits
Establishing rituals, getting the team together for activities, stories that people tell, ping-pong tables, and snacks
A common understanding and agreement among members of a team about how to address everyday challenges, tasks, and reactions to issues, ownership, accountability, and so on
When making a decision, you
Communicate to the team what your decision was
Present the problem, solicit and consider feedback, then explain your decision
Propose a vote and decide on consensus
Why would you not delegate?
You enjoy doing the task and want to continue doing it
You lose control of the task
It may take longer to explain the task than to do it yourself
The person may not be 100% ready to execute the task
Other
If you selected "Other," please enter the reason you would not delegate
What time of the day do you schedule meetings with the team?
Beginning of the day
End of the day
Anytime of the day
Did you ever have to give tough feedback to a team member?
Yes
No
Did you ever let someone go?
Yes
No
Did you ever promote someone?
Yes
No
Assuming that you plan the amount of effort to complete a task, how do you estimate it?
A scale using Fibonacci numbers
Number of hours or days
Percentage of a sprint
Does your team present demos to stakeholders as milestones are complete?
Yes
No
How often does your team groom the backlog?
Once per sprint
Once a month
Once a quarter
Once a year
Never
Do you host postmortems after an issue with the product?
It depends on the severity of the issue
After every issue
No
How often does your team hold retrospectives?
After the launch of each feature
Once a month
Once a quarter
Once a year
Never
What topics do you discuss with your upstream line of management?
Status updates
Product development and building features
Short and long term plans
User research and focus groups
Alignment on execution
SWOT analysis
Competition
Product-market fit
Bottom up suggestions
Presentations
Self-assessment
Other
If you selected "Other," please enter the topic you discuss with your upstream line of management
How frequently do you network with cross-functional peers and organizations?
Often
Rarely
Only when required
I would prefer to avoid entirely
Does your company protect intellectual property?
Yes, with patents and litigation
Yes, with defensive patents to avoid being litigated against
Yes, with publishing technology and documentation to create prior art
No
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