subject: How To Get Most Out Of Your Software Programmer [print this page] Every Programmer has different behavior and personalities and need individual approach. The theory about Three Dimensions of a Software Programmer would justify this approach better. The below mentioned image was suggested by John Wooden which illustrates the three dimensions of a software programmer.
The tree dimensions explicitly tell about energy, discipline and expertise.
Energy: It measures amount of work and power of ideas
Discipline: It measures ability to focus and follow necessary steps
Expertise: It measures knowledge and experience
The below mentioned archetypes of programmers tell about some positive and negative sides of software programmers:
Enthusiast: Driven and energetic, but makes unnecessary mistakes and takes poor decisions
Artist: Talented and experienced capable of creating great solutions; however inconsistent and unpredictable
Doer: Disciplined and knowledgeable implementer, but lacks creativity and drive
Noise Maker: Energetic and agile without producing results
Bureaucrat: Consistent and rational without having creative energy and knowledge
Sage: Deep knowledge and great experience, but lacks on willingness
Lost soul: Neither has willingness nor ability
Improvement Process
Energy
Goal: Making people empowered, motivated, interested and satisfied; to perform better.
Job design
Make work interesting by inspiring and motivating
Have control over own work and decisions
Self-organization
Creative tension
Defined outcomes
Psychology
Let them be in their flow
Inspire good emotions and build healthy team relations
Take care of individual interests
Right incentives, rewards, recognition
Environment
Have tolerance and open ways to fix mistakes
Create productive environment
Make them fit personal and company goals, culture and views
Discipline
Goal: Making people focused, responsible and aligned for streamlined performance
Support system
Established process
Transparency
Signaling system to serve major needs
Control mechanisms
Zone of responsibility
Define areas of responsibility
Balance responsibility and authority
Clarify rules of engagements
Standards
Define safety regulations
Recommend professional standards
Spread approaches that work
Expertise
Goal: making people knowledgeable, experienced and growing based on their talents
Career
Build on a persons strengths
Build levels of achievements and pay schemes
Keep people always interested and challenged
Assist self-discovery
Perspective
Diversity in tasks and activities
Direct communication with customer
Exposure to different subject areas
Learning and practice
Continuous evaluation and feedback
Opportunities for learning
Sharing, coaching, communication
Software developers in India or web developers in India make sure they utilize their energy and expertise with discipline to deliver better than the best outputs.
