Allison McMillan is a fractional VP of Engineering and Engineering Leadership Consultant. She’s previously held leadership roles at QuotaPath, DEV, and GitHub. Allison has worn many hats in multiple industries as a community builder, managing director, and software engineer. Allison started a podcast about being a parent in tech, Parent Driven Development, and is an internationally recognized conference speaker. She is very involved in the Ruby community as a current board member and the former President of Ruby Central. You can find more writing, speaking, and consulting information on her website: www.allisonmcmillan.com. When she’s not coding, you can find her encouraging her son’s climbing skills, being both proud and annoyed about her daughter’s sassiness, or pretending she has time to bake.
What is the role of the engineering manager in the hiring process?
How can time-strapped engineering managers juggle hiring responsibilities alongside their day to day?
Mastering the art of project prioritization
How do you decide which projects to prioritize, when everything seems urgent?
Strategies for leaders when planning the annual roadmap
What does a good yearly roadmap look like?
What does effective collaboration look like for busy engineering teams?
How can newly restructured and leaner teams collaborate effectively?
Getting to know you, Getting to know all about you: A highlight reel of team fun
In this talk, Allison gives tips on how to sprinkle in weekly magic to your team in order to help make work more enjoyable and encourage getting to know the smart, kind, fun people you work with.
Standing out as a remote candidate
Learn what companies are looking for when hiring remote candidates.
Creating learning workshops for developers
Interactive workshops are the best way to engage teams and individuals and help everyone remember lessons learned.
Hiring the right engineer: remote interviewing that works
What if Cinderella couldn’t try on her glass slipper?
