DeveloperWeek 2019

This talk will explore practical ways for managers to create an impact-driven culture that breeds optimal team engagement and individual motivation. Daniel Lereya, Head of R&D at monday.com, will share advice from his experience building a platform powered by machine learning algorithms and a trove of workflow data and insights. The software is designed with simplicity, flexibility, and transparency at its core, which required his team of 33 developers to learn new technologies, development processes, product capabilities and business understanding - leading to monday.com generating 300% YoY growth and reaching a valuation of $500M just four years after launch. Additionally, monday.com built its own internal business intelligence tool, BigBrain, from scratch. BigBrain tracks all business objectives and evaluates progress toward those goals, while analyzing initiatives in real-time. monday.com provides an inside look at the BI tool: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-YbHMCUycw Daniel will explore how to motivate developers by creating a self-starter, fully focused and measurable zone, drawing on his experience at IBM and SAP. He’ll explain how to promote personal ownership of projects by making everything more transparent and inclusive, and developing a dynamic, creativity-driven environment that builds successful, user-friendly products.