Build Retrospective by Lauren McDermott https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build en-us 2020-11-18 00:06:18 UTC 2026-03-15 00:23:29 UTC hello@padlet.com Protecting Roadmap elmar5 https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943265270 It seems that we didn't do a good job of protecting our original roadmap and vision generated for 2020. Many complaints from the team members of the "drop by"s: Egypt 1, Bahrain, Egypt 2. 


]]> 2020-11-19 20:05:00 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943265270 What Worked https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943268220 2020-11-19 20:05:44 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943268220 What Didn't work https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943268944 2020-11-19 20:05:55 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943268944 Looking back on 2020 https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943280042 Edmodo has an identify crises - we don't know what we want to be, what we should be, or where to go forward

Very Reactive to new Enterprise customers - didn't have a good understanding of what Tech Debt/issues we would encounter by pushing things in to sell to specific areas]]> 2020-11-19 20:08:36 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943280042 Multiple leaderships and no alignment https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943282444 2020-11-19 20:09:09 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943282444 Managing Client Expectations elmar5 https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943282988 Also the process of managing clients expectations felt backwards: It seems like business was committing to deadlines without consulting with Product Managers or Tech Leads first. This created a lot of unrealistic deadlines and added stress to the overall stressful year. ]]> 2020-11-19 20:09:17 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943282988 Planning for the Projects https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943283745 Appropriate teams not looped in at rite time to plan for the projects and suddenly asked to deliver features with strict deadlines to follow.

]]> 2020-11-19 20:09:29 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943283745 Team Challenges https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943284552 Highly dispersed team in different time zones.]]> 2020-11-19 20:09:40 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943284552 Constant changes in personnel, leadership, priorities --> insecurity, lack of motivation. https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943284618 2020-11-19 20:09:41 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943284618 Unclear expectations from Netdragon timr6 https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943284838 The corporate structure and operations were never defined from the beginning leading to jumbled execution.]]> 2020-11-19 20:09:45 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943284838 https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943284875 2020-11-19 20:09:45 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943284875 👎 https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943285341 Drastic staffing changes in middle of high priority enterprise projects almost endangered delivery dates and CSAT from org customers]]> 2020-11-19 20:09:53 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943285341 Feature requests https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943286065 Feature requests come in the final hour, whether from customer or ND, that often leads with the solution rather than problem]]> 2020-11-19 20:10:04 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943286065 What Worked https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943286196 Successfully tested out new international user research ops process]]> 2020-11-19 20:10:06 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943286196 What worked https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943287439 2020-11-19 20:10:24 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943287439 https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943287854 2020-11-19 20:10:30 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943287854 Reactive internal communications https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943288307 In a year with a lot of good/bad changes - it felt like the communications aroudn massive shifts were reactive to the situation rather than proactively keeping us informed. 

also can somebody tell us like - anything about financials? I have never seen a single slide about how much we burn, how much we budget, how much we need to make to maybe be profitable someday. 

]]> 2020-11-19 20:10:37 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943288307 Pulling together for Egypt/Bahrain elmar5 https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943288362 There was a lot of baggage associated with Egypt 2/Bahrain effort due to Egypt 1, but the team pulled together at the end and delivered on time. Egypt feedback was that "Edmodo came through better than other vendors". 

]]> 2020-11-19 20:10:38 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943288362 Old habits die hard https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943288493 Don't track success of features we build, we just move on to the next thing.

]]> 2020-11-19 20:10:40 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943288493 What Didn't Work https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943289200 We put all our resources on Egypt this year, did all they want, but hasn't got any money.]]> 2020-11-19 20:10:51 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943289200 What Didn't work https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943290176 Product development initiated without enough time flushing out product requirements - forced but aggressive schedules.]]> 2020-11-19 20:11:06 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943290176 👍 https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943290543 Bringing ND devs into agile process, more collaborative, more feedback, great discussions (compared to them being very shy in 2019)]]> 2020-11-19 20:11:10 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943290543 No clarity around our business deals https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943291505 Example: we keep hearing about new work needed for Egypt. Did we agree to do all of this for them in the contract? Are we getting paid extra for all the new features they keep requesting?]]> 2020-11-19 20:11:25 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943291505 👎 lack of consistent eng staffing makes shipping challenging https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943291961 2020-11-19 20:11:32 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943291961 No investment in data timr6 https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943292860 This is something we promised but never came to fruition. Most of our metrics are top level and when we need deeper product metrics it's too hard or not possible.]]> 2020-11-19 20:11:45 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943292860 Hard deadlines and no proper planning for resources and time . Teams had to work lengthy hours and its not sustainable. https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943293009 2020-11-19 20:11:48 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943293009 no focus https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943293409 2020-11-19 20:11:54 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943293409 Edmodo Identity Crisis = Doing too much with little resources https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943293462 Are we a consumer product? Enterprise product? Frankly we only have enough resources to do one of these and as a result, we come up with half-baked solutions and our users are the ones who pay for it

]]> 2020-11-19 20:11:54 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943293462 changing goal posts https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943293622 Criteria for successful project completion and moving on ]]> 2020-11-19 20:11:57 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943293622 What worked https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943293650 The Team was able to pull up the socks when needed to deliver the Large ent. projects/features with stringent timelines, simply like pulling the miracles.]]> 2020-11-19 20:11:57 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943293650 What Worked https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943293956 Tested out several different user research methods: rolling research sessions, RITE studies, Maze unmoderated usability tests]]> 2020-11-19 20:12:01 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943293956 Managing our Topline elmar5 https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943294398 There's a lot of confusing with moneys coming from Egypt1/Egypt2 initiatives. I wish China execs were more transparent regarding the dates and the actual revenue recognized. It's also odd to US culture for an initiative to start w/o signing a proper contract, but I was told that it's a custom for Asian markets which still strikes me as something that is risky and might adversely affect the team morale if the potential client pulls out at the end. ]]> 2020-11-19 20:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943294398 teams spread too thin https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943295215 2020-11-19 20:12:19 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943295215 Need a complete vision - when doing projects we are very tactical but don't think holistically where the product should go and have that idea to work towards https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943295374 2020-11-19 20:12:22 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943295374 Too Many short term business goals https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943295428 Not enough engineering to resources to pursing these goals]]> 2020-11-19 20:12:22 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943295428 What is Edmodo? https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943296061 Still not sure what industry we're trying to fit into, what solution we offer, who we offer it to, etc.]]> 2020-11-19 20:12:32 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943296061 Unclear ownership https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943296934 There were too many chefs in the kitchen, leading to delays in decision-making and execution.]]> 2020-11-19 20:12:45 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943296934 👎 https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943297231 Process of putting items into Enterprise Product pipeline was inflexible and not fully thought-out. Standards for what items qualify to be added seemed inconsistent / lacked supporting data]]> 2020-11-19 20:12:49 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943297231 No vision https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943298882 2020 was the year of the ship without thought or long-term strategy


]]> 2020-11-19 20:13:09 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943298882 Made some improvements to PRD crafting process https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943299405 Closer collaboration w/ cross functional partners, better defined user problems, better alignment on project goals and metrics]]> 2020-11-19 20:13:17 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943299405 Need a time window to book meetings and a time window to don't allow meetings. https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943299647 2020-11-19 20:13:21 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943299647 Balancing client expectations against cost https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943299705 We've done a lot of work for Egypt MoE, costing a lot in staff and site resources. They keep requesting more unique features, but have we actually received any money? And if we have, are we actually making money considering the huge investment on our side?]]> 2020-11-19 20:13:22 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943299705 Firing the core team https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943300180 People got fired in middle of the fire storm and remaining team members had to do alot of heavy-lift to work with inexperienced team members and train them on the go with very heavy deliverables in short time.]]> 2020-11-19 20:13:29 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943300180 Data underutilized https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943300210 Lack of communication with data team
Enterprise coming up with last minute high priority data requests 
Lack of focus on what kind of data we collect and how we use it for future plans]]> 2020-11-19 20:13:30 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943300210 Lack of product development balance timr6 https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943300390 We consistently acknowledge that working too fast on too many things is not ideal. We've seen the negative impact - incomplete features, bugs, etc. We're releasing features with zero follow up.]]> 2020-11-19 20:13:32 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943300390 communication has been good, teams work well together and are open with giving opinions and discussing ideas https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943301589 2020-11-19 20:13:51 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943301589 Teams getting getting multiple instructions on the priorities of the projects (US and China) and getting confused and teams bonding falling apart. https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943302088 2020-11-19 20:13:58 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943302088 Don't layoff your eng team https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943302896 2020-11-19 20:14:10 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943302896 Unsure of product roadmap is supporting long term company vision https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943303223 2020-11-19 20:14:11 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943303223 No clear prioritization/enhancement request guidlines https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943304702 2020-11-19 20:14:25 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943304702 Culture https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943304907
We really need to focus more on culture and mission, as these are top two things people identify with and want to work for, along with great colleagues.

Not doing a good job of retaining employees. On engineering side, we are losing amazing engineers because of the culture.

]]> 2020-11-19 20:14:28 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943304907 Matomo https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943305458 The promise of a new data and A/B testing tool never realized]]> 2020-11-19 20:14:38 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943305458 No goal or vision of leading in any direction. https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943305522 Same we do it all approach ]]> 2020-11-19 20:14:39 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943305522 A new and great HR team https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943306095 2020-11-19 20:14:47 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943306095 Research isn't given a voice https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943306454 I have heard multiple managers question the importance of research's role in product or diminishing Jean's findings. ]]> 2020-11-19 20:14:54 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943306454 We should have a holistic approach on the core product rather than Client based approach. https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943306865 Ex- Removing sign up for entire Egypt to privilege MoE]]> 2020-11-19 20:15:01 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943306865 Too many places to go to find items (Confluence, Jira, Airfocus, Trello, google docs, etc.) https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943307529 2020-11-19 20:15:11 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943307529 Coming together as a company for the pandemic and racial injustice https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943309454 2020-11-19 20:15:41 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943309454 Lack of transparency https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943309625 M team seems disconnected with what happens on the ground. The lack of adherence to policies for respecting peoples time offs and non work hours. 

]]> 2020-11-19 20:15:44 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943309625 Limited visibility into enterprise decision making timr6 https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943310021 Enterprise priorities seem to be JIT (just in time) and lack overall vision. We tend to hear, react and adjust over and over. The process for which customer feedback leads to roadmap is unclear which makes it difficult for the products teams to build sustainable solutions.]]> 2020-11-19 20:15:50 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943310021 Benefits https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943310158 We lost benefits faster than getting any single addition in compensation when started WFH,,,even though our personal expenses went up for supporting WFH successfully.]]> 2020-11-19 20:15:52 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943310158 Need to work with more outside partners/vendors to implement products quickly that are proven. (Requires LTI, API's to do this) https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943310701 2020-11-19 20:16:00 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943310701 We have to book some time to update old parts of the application. https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943311346 2020-11-19 20:16:10 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943311346 One offs https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943314290 Pressure to build things one-off for a very specific client. The team has to think through longer term scenarios and how we might 
scale. ]]> 2020-11-19 20:16:56 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943314290 Askmo https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943314903 Sounds like: Ask Mo(lester)]]> 2020-11-19 20:17:05 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943314903 Opportunity to do generative research that helps identify problem areas and map out product strategy moving forward (Admin User Journey & Admin Needs & Goals) https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943315417 2020-11-19 20:17:13 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943315417 👎 https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943315864 Inconsistency in which teams made use of existing opportunities for alignment/staying updated (e.g. Support team always attends cross-functional meetings and Product Forums, while Implementation/Sales did not) 

]]> 2020-11-19 20:17:19 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943315864 Processes get a little convoluted at times. not every understands process https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943316575 2020-11-19 20:17:30 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943316575 The bug bounty program process did not work and is horribly backed up regarding responses back to reporters and actually fixing high priority issues on our website. It seems this program does not warrant importance enough to be prioritized and has been ignored. It sends a message to me that edmodo / engineering does not really care about some major (and minor) issues on our site and doesn’t care about keeping the researchers happy.. I just don’t get it....Also it seems like support’s needs for tools that we need for helping our users never get fixed or built. These things don’t seem important to the powers at edmodo. https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943317025 2020-11-19 20:17:37 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943317025 No feature lifecycle https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943318407 There are a lot of in product features that were shipped and then just left to wither. 

A lot of product areas were created quickly, shipped, and then seemingly dropped. Few items in the product are maintained and cultivated through a true lifecycle, meaure of success. and then improvements. 

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]]> 2020-11-19 20:17:57 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943318407 no investment to strategy, research or data https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943319318 Data/research doesn't lead or guide what we do or build. ]]> 2020-11-19 20:18:09 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943319318 No motivation https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943319458 Fires are being put out people are working hard and not seeing any rewards. ]]> 2020-11-19 20:18:11 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943319458 Good https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943319983 Working remotely worked for my team,  it didn't slow us down.
Looking forward to continuing wfh in 2021.

]]> 2020-11-19 20:18:19 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943319983 Bad https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943320733 Changing directions, plans, and product scope all too often.]]> 2020-11-19 20:18:31 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943320733 Coordination and Understanding with parent company and even though teams leads are here in SM office we have minimum control on their activity.Team members are moved to different projects or work without consulting with leads. Impacting roadmaps and putting features in jeopardy. https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943321132 2020-11-19 20:18:37 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943321132 Need more effective meeting structure https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943321566 Edmodo spends a lot of time in meetings because there are no clear agendas, takeaways or note taking. Theres not a lot clear decisions made or next steps.

]]> 2020-11-19 20:18:43 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943321566 Team turnover https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943322186 A lot of longtime employees exiting the company, both voluntary and involuntary. ]]> 2020-11-19 20:18:53 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943322186 onboarding was pretty good, loved the "yearbook" I got ahead of time to see people and get an idea of who was who https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943323323 2020-11-19 20:19:10 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943323323 Many Reorgs https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943323572 Major change in how teams are organized: engineering, BUs, marketing, etc. ]]> 2020-11-19 20:19:13 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943323572 Bad https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943324380 No job security. Thinking about when we will be replaced by ND employees all the time.]]> 2020-11-19 20:19:26 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943324380 Not enough people to execute on projects chrisd4 https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943324649 2020-11-19 20:19:30 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943324649 User research that was not used or ignored https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943324794 2020-11-19 20:19:32 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943324794 Lot of scope to improve Project planning. No proper scoping and directions. Last min changes and rushes. https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943324878 2020-11-19 20:19:34 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943324878 Constant layoffs without transparency https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943325599 We keep hearing how the other shoe already dropped, but more and more people keep getting laid off; this has lead to an environment where it's really hard to get motivated and a lot of people are working under the assumption that ND is just waiting for the right time to replace them.]]> 2020-11-19 20:19:45 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943325599 Zoom features https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943325775 Amazing! Built to help teachers and reduce their workloads, rather than adding more things to their plate.]]> 2020-11-19 20:19:48 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943325775 Implementing 80/20 Rule elmar5 https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943326222 Implementing 80/20 Rule: 80 percent for features and 20 for tech debt was a very good idea that was also embraced by the China team. 

]]> 2020-11-19 20:19:55 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943326222 people are very respectful and answers questions when you have them https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943326913 2020-11-19 20:20:06 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943326913 remote culture ≠ office culture https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943326955 Things that usually work for creating an great office culture doesn't translate to good remote culture]]> 2020-11-19 20:20:07 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943326955 Lack of clear alignment on the project goal and a metric that is tied to overall company strategy https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943327460 2020-11-19 20:20:15 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943327460 Honestly - big fan of remote work/wfh. https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943327913 I'm never going back to an office. ]]> 2020-11-19 20:20:22 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943327913 PRD project metrics that are defined based on the solution vs. based on the overall company strategy https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943328937 2020-11-19 20:20:37 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943328937 Remote has been great besides the late meetings with no clear goal objectives or outcomes. https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943329542 2020-11-19 20:20:47 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943329542 Bad https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943331590 Lack of motivation because there is no bonus/promotion/raise.]]> 2020-11-19 20:21:08 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943331590 What didn't Work https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943331918 Working on low impact projects]]> 2020-11-19 20:21:13 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943331918 What didn't work https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943333533 Kicking off projects by deciding on a solution instead of aligning on a problem]]> 2020-11-19 20:21:39 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943333533 We often killed a project after 1-3 weeks to revive it months later https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943334386 2020-11-19 20:21:53 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943334386 Pushing the features out half baked and experimenting of user responses https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943336479 2020-11-19 20:22:26 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943336479 What didn't work https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943336955 Continue w/ Bandaid solutions built off of a poor foundation]]> 2020-11-19 20:22:34 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943336955 Our engineers are good https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943337246 Please stop firing them]]> 2020-11-19 20:22:39 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943337246 No quality control. The bar for building products is low https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943338693 2020-11-19 20:23:02 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943338693 Except medical no perks, benefits, allowances, 401k matching, stocks. https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943340676 2020-11-19 20:23:34 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943340676 What didn't work https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943341493 Trying to collaborate w/ china team who isn't allowed to access any user data]]> 2020-11-19 20:23:46 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943341493 Don't like working from home https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943343337 Working from home and not being able to see people face to face]]> 2020-11-19 20:24:16 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943343337 What didn't work https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943344431 So hard to do creative/collaborative work on a whiteboard when working virtually

]]> 2020-11-19 20:24:34 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943344431 Underpaid Employees https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943348302 No bonuses or even market rate increments. Each review cycle ends with effect what so ever. 

]]> 2020-11-19 20:25:32 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943348302 Projects are scoped so tightly before problem alignment occurs, there's no room to solve the real problems https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943352504 2020-11-19 20:26:33 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943352504 Work-life Balance https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943353802 M-team openly promotes work-life balance in meetings, but often pushes people to work late and start early.]]> 2020-11-19 20:26:54 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943353802 Working on projects that are based on what people think are problems vs. on collected data or real evidence https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943354561 2020-11-19 20:27:06 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943354561 Remote/WFH https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943357144 Love, love, love it.  ]]> 2020-11-19 20:27:50 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943357144 Working from home feels more productive. ❤️ https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943358362 2020-11-19 20:28:07 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943358362 Lack of communication of product roadmap https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943360336 Finding out that we are planning to work on something after being asked to figure out what to work on]]> 2020-11-19 20:28:38 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943360336 Shipping products that were not fully tested or validated by cross-functional teams https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943365999 2020-11-19 20:30:10 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943365999 We need a content strategist -- someone to help make copy consistent across the platform https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943367701 2020-11-19 20:30:39 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943367701 The culture is rotten. Co-workers have more negative topics to discuss rather then being excited and motivated to be here. https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943368703 2020-11-19 20:30:56 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943368703 👎 https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943369303 Even though I receive a lot of positive affirmation and validation from people I work with directly, it does not feel acknowledged or recognized by the company/"powers that be"]]> 2020-11-19 20:31:06 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943369303 This exercise seems futile because decisions are made from Top down in Netdragon so management here doesnt really have as much say as they should https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943370085 2020-11-19 20:31:18 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943370085 Being asked to give input on a strategic decision immediately after being presented the plan. That kind of work should be 1:1, not in a 10 person meeting. https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943372836 2020-11-19 20:32:02 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943372836 We need more than 0 data scientists https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943378282 2020-11-19 20:33:30 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943378282 I love Jon Chen. He’s a great person and designer. https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943379428 2020-11-19 20:33:49 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943379428 We need more realistic leadership https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943379458 I'd rather hear "this is gonna be a problem, let's try to work together to figure out how to solve this" instead of upper management pretending that everything is always great and every problem is an opportunity in disguise.]]> 2020-11-19 20:33:49 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943379458 First time doing student user research to better inform our work https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943406209 2020-11-19 20:41:15 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943406209 No innovation in 2020 https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943504276 We barely did what was required (update sections of the site, add some new features, ...), but there wasn't new flashy things, things that engage new users]]> 2020-11-19 21:10:21 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943504276 No proper tools provided in order to increase teams efficiency in-spite of asking many times and providing specs. https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943566958 2020-11-19 21:29:34 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943566958 Better to have OPS support 24* 7. So that people will be unblocked and productive. https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943626966 2020-11-19 21:50:58 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenmcdermott2/Build/wish/943626966