Engineering Team Scaling Plan

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Daniel Okoye

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Plan engineering team scaling through systematic organizational analysis.

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Plan engineering team scaling step by step.

Current team:
{{current_team}}

Growth targets: {{growth_targets}}
Product roadmap: {{product_roadmap}}

Think through systematically:

1. CURRENT STATE: What is the current team structure and velocity?

2. GAP ANALYSIS: What skills are missing? Where are we constrained?

3. ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN: What team structure supports the roadmap?

4. HIRING SEQUENCE: What roles should we hire first?

5. TEAM TOPOLOGY: Should teams be feature, platform, or domain-based?

6. MANAGEMENT SPAN: How many ICs per manager is optimal?

7. CAREER LADDERS: Are growth paths clear for new hires?

8. ONBOARDING CAPACITY: Can we onboard at the planned rate?

9. CULTURE PRESERVATION: How do we maintain culture during growth?

10. TOOLING SCALING: Does tooling support the larger team?

11. COMMUNICATION: How does communication change at scale?

12. TIMELINE: Quarterly hiring plan with milestones.

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Productivity

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Team scaling planningEngineering org designHiring roadmap development

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