Delivers well-scoped programs of work that meet their goals, on time, to budget, harmoniously
Effectively delivers individual tasks
Estimates small tasks accurately
Delivers tightly-scoped projects efficiently
Writes effective technical specs outlining approach
E.g. Wrote the technical spec for featured post images
E.g. Delivered stream item support for email digests
E.g. Delivered payment history dashboard
Effectively delivers small personal projects
Performs research and considers alternative approaches
Balances pragmatism and polish appropriately
Defines and hits interim milestones
E.g. Delivered promo editor
E.g. Delivered audio uploading for web client
E.g. Executed the recommends to claps backfill
Effectively delivers projects through a small team
Delegates tasks to others appropriately
Integrates business needs into project planning
Chooses appropriate project management strategy based on context
E.g. Ran project retro to assess improvement opportunities
E.g. Completed launch checklist unprompted for well controlled rollout
E.g. Facilitated project kickoff meeting to get buy-in
Effectively delivers projects through a large team, or with a significant amount of stakeholders or complexity
Finds ways to deliver requested scope faster, and prioritizes backlog
Manages dependencies on other projects and teams
Leverages recognition of repeated project patterns
E.g. Oversaw technical delivery of Hightower
E.g. Managed infrastructure migration to VPC
E.g. Involved marketing, legal, and appropriate functions at project start
Manages major company pushes delivered by multiple teams
Considers external constraints and business objectives when planning
Leads teams of teams, and coordinates effective cross-functional collaboration
Owns a key company metric
E.g. Managed technical migration to SOA
E.g. Lead technical delivery of 10/7
E.g. Delivered multi-month engineering project on time