Elkhan Shabanov
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We felt that there should be somebody with a lot of responsibility, but at the same time with authority who can be that lens that focuses all the information, all the communication that comes from the client on one hand and can do something about it and communicate back to the client.
We felt that there should be somebody with a lot of responsibility, but at the same time with authority who can be that lens that focuses all the information, all the communication that comes from the client on one hand and can do something about it and communicate back to the client.
We felt that there should be somebody with a lot of responsibility, but at the same time with authority who can be that lens that focuses all the information, all the communication that comes from the client on one hand and can do something about it and communicate back to the client.
For us, I think authority was one of those revelations that you can have a project manager that just counts hours, making sure that your projected burn rate in Gantt chart or somewhere is exactly like it should be. And that's it. That's the responsibility.
For us, I think authority was one of those revelations that you can have a project manager that just counts hours, making sure that your projected burn rate in Gantt chart or somewhere is exactly like it should be. And that's it. That's the responsibility.
For us, I think authority was one of those revelations that you can have a project manager that just counts hours, making sure that your projected burn rate in Gantt chart or somewhere is exactly like it should be. And that's it. That's the responsibility.
Or if you have a product manager just by nature of its role, interested in features implemented in the product that they are working on, backlog, etc., etc. People managers are usually focused on other things, making sure that their team is well-structured, happy, doing what they should be doing, but Mixing all those things, at first it was very challenging. Now we do it in a very natural way.
Or if you have a product manager just by nature of its role, interested in features implemented in the product that they are working on, backlog, etc., etc. People managers are usually focused on other things, making sure that their team is well-structured, happy, doing what they should be doing, but Mixing all those things, at first it was very challenging. Now we do it in a very natural way.
Or if you have a product manager just by nature of its role, interested in features implemented in the product that they are working on, backlog, etc., etc. People managers are usually focused on other things, making sure that their team is well-structured, happy, doing what they should be doing, but Mixing all those things, at first it was very challenging. Now we do it in a very natural way.
Apparently it was that little secret that helps us to scale. Now we train new delivery managers. We add people to the team. They work with one of the experienced, successful delivery manager shadows, that person, until they are ready to go and do it on their own.
Apparently it was that little secret that helps us to scale. Now we train new delivery managers. We add people to the team. They work with one of the experienced, successful delivery manager shadows, that person, until they are ready to go and do it on their own.
Apparently it was that little secret that helps us to scale. Now we train new delivery managers. We add people to the team. They work with one of the experienced, successful delivery manager shadows, that person, until they are ready to go and do it on their own.
If you would ask me that question, 2020? answer would have been different. But with the reality of life in 2024, I think I would be most proud of resilience. We have a lot of people in Ukraine. And first, we went through COVID like everybody else. It was difficult, of course, because for the first time, we started implementing remote work into the company.
If you would ask me that question, 2020? answer would have been different. But with the reality of life in 2024, I think I would be most proud of resilience. We have a lot of people in Ukraine. And first, we went through COVID like everybody else. It was difficult, of course, because for the first time, we started implementing remote work into the company.
If you would ask me that question, 2020? answer would have been different. But with the reality of life in 2024, I think I would be most proud of resilience. We have a lot of people in Ukraine. And first, we went through COVID like everybody else. It was difficult, of course, because for the first time, we started implementing remote work into the company.
The policy before that was we were always working from offices. We have several offices across several continents. But COVID was the first time where we actually had to do some dramatic changes in the way we operate. And in a way, COVID was also an exercise that helped us to be ready what came next.
The policy before that was we were always working from offices. We have several offices across several continents. But COVID was the first time where we actually had to do some dramatic changes in the way we operate. And in a way, COVID was also an exercise that helped us to be ready what came next.
The policy before that was we were always working from offices. We have several offices across several continents. But COVID was the first time where we actually had to do some dramatic changes in the way we operate. And in a way, COVID was also an exercise that helped us to be ready what came next.
Because when in February 22, Russia invaded Ukraine, we already had all those methods of operation in place. And that helped us to continue operation without interruption. We actually never had any complaints from any one of our clients across the globe that they felt that somehow projects slowed down or came to complete stop. We continued operations.
Because when in February 22, Russia invaded Ukraine, we already had all those methods of operation in place. And that helped us to continue operation without interruption. We actually never had any complaints from any one of our clients across the globe that they felt that somehow projects slowed down or came to complete stop. We continued operations.