Re:What questions should I ask the engineering team I'm goin...
by gus_massa on Monday March 26, 2018 @04:24PM
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I think that I agree. It would be good to hear a lot and not talk all the time, to understand the current situation.
But some more specific questions are good to start a conversation that can then follow it's own path. I like the questions in the other comment as starter questions.
I also like the Joel Test https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/08/09/the-joel-test-12-s... , but if they have a low score it could be judgmental and make them angry before your first day. Perhaps you can use it as a template to make a few assorted questions, without keeping an official score and not make all the questions if it's clear that they are scoring too low.
But some more specific questions are good to start a conversation that can then follow it's own path. I like the questions in the other comment as starter questions.
I also like the Joel Test https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/08/09/the-joel-test-12-s... , but if they have a low score it could be judgmental and make them angry before your first day. Perhaps you can use it as a template to make a few assorted questions, without keeping an official score and not make all the questions if it's clear that they are scoring too low.