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I've worked with many teams for the past 15 years but never saw anyone using Github projects feature. Does anyone really using it? We are paying to other project/task management tools and really want to have them in one place but there are non-technical people in the team. I can use both but it will be a challenging to use different tools for different teams and also I can't find a reason to use Github for managing projects. What type of companies use github and what are the benefits?

We are building a SaaS tool to improve engineering teams' productivity by providing autonomy with real-time notifications.We have made more than 50 interviews with engineering managers from different organization cultures.

Interviews revealed common patterns,

- performance/productivity mostly relies on intrinsic evaluation.

- managers mostly focused on sprint success where developers focused on building flawless products.

There are more patterns we identified but not related to this question(I can share them if you want).

"intrinsic evaluation" and "building flawless products" are my key terms so,

Developers wants to build flawless products.

Managers need to reach sprint success.

Two different perspectives.

To align those, most developers put in extra efforts (long working hours, no weekends, etc.), which leads to burnout.Not every manager has the same experience managing teams, so extra efforts either seem natural to them or aren't seen.

So my question is,

how might we address those unseen efforts while productivity/performance is evaluated on intrinsic feelings?

I have been a programmer for about 15 years now, and I still try to hone in on skills that will make me better every day. One thing I realized is that I do not spend as much time on soft skills, There also aren’t many companies out there who target programmers for soft skill development either.

For me, I focus a lot on communication – especially presentation and public speaking, which is always an issue. Now I am branching out. I’ve started searching for things like Ethics (especially with the improvements in AI, this is becoming a hot topic). And since I work remotely, I am also realizing the benefits of teamwork, getting promoted while working remotely, creating a company culture are also important skills to gain.

What do you think? What soft skills or side skills should programmers focus on improving? Anything else you think would be beneficial to add to a developer’s collection of skills?