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Rich Lafferty (PagerDuty)

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Aug 24, 2021
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ANECDOTE

PagerDuty's EU Launch

  • Rich Lafferty worked on PagerDuty's EU launch, handling technical questions and project management.
  • He transitioned from proposal writing and idea gathering to project management, ensuring smooth execution.
ADVICE

Define Architectural Principles

  • Define architectural principles upfront to guide decision-making and avoid rework.
  • Document the reasoning behind your gut feelings to create shareable principles.
INSIGHT

High-Leverage Work

  • Focus on high-leverage work that only you can do, like aligning people and creating tools.
  • Writing architectural principles is more impactful than making individual decisions.
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