The Dubai SEM CTO Group is designed for Engineering Managers, Directors, Engineering VPs and CTOs who are seeking to connect, enhance their leadership skills and exchange their experiences with like-minded individuals. Their mission is to help software engineering leaders across the UAE advance their skills and thus improve their organizations and results, all while building a lasting and strong community. I did a keynote on “Bridging Product and Engineering Relationships”
Their meetups range from focused discussions about a specific topic to free flowing, unstructured exchanges of ideas. Topics include
- Hiring
- Processes, methodologies and frameworks used throughout the SDLC
- Cooperation with different functions across the org
- Career coaching
- Performance reviews
- Measuring productivity and predictability
- Driving accountability
- Decision making
- Delivering feedback
- Managing remote teams
- Resolving conflicts
Check them out at https://www.meetup.com/dubai-software-engineering-management-group/
