Technocratic: CTO Insights from 20 years in the Trenches

Technocratic: CTO Insights from 20 years in the Trenches

40 Ways to Assess Your Tech Team

For CTOs Trying to Better Understand the Capabilities of their Teams

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Bobby Tahir
Jun 11, 2025
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This is a quick brain dump of tactics to evaluate your Engineering Teams.

  • 9-box the team

  • Apply engineering metrics and track over time

  • Have the team build an accomplishments list

  • Interview everyone on the team

  • Run a performance review process

  • Speak with adjacent stakeholders

  • Review the teams LinkedIn profiles

  • Have people present on various topics

  • Run a skills as…

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