Autonomy in team building is an artform in itself. When used well, its application is just as much about the negative space as the design itself. In this session we’ll talk through some real world experience I had when starting with a team of 3 engineers, scaling up to 12 teams, and the decisions we have to make in order to keep the train from veering off of the tracks. In some cases, the most healthy decision we can make is by eliminating autonomy and enforcing constraints.

We’ll talk about crafting developer portals, architectural decision records and revisiting the power of autonomy. Most importantly we’ll discuss the timing and delegation of power when leaders take their hands off the wheel and let others drive for themselves. By the end of the session, attendees will have a real world frame of reference when giving their own opportunities to scale and how to execute on it responsibly.