how to contribute to your project

A developers guide to contributing to your organization beyond your current job

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How to contribute?

You come to workYou do your jobBut you are itching to do moreYou want to understand how you can go

above and beyond your job and contribute BIG TIME to the organization

Bonus : All of that while still doing your job ! Extra Bonus : Actual things you can do …

devoid of any jargon !

Picture This!

How do you go about that?

List of things you can try !

In your current project:List top 3 technical problems you are facingPropose a solutionLead the initiative to implement that solution

3 Technical Problems

Every project has “Technical Debt”Put yourself in charge of addressing that

Technical Debt

Come up with 3 ideas for your client3 ideas that they are not paying for3 ideas that they are not expecting3 ideas that will DELIGHT them

3 Ideas for your Client

Make your teammate as good as you areTeach him some tips/tricks dailyDemonstrate him/her a software technique

Help your Teammate

C’mon … all projects have an issue in one, two or all of the above areas.

Work in any of the above 3 areasPropose solutions to the above 3 areas

Performance | Scalability | Flexibility

If there is a process in your project that is not working well, propose how you will fix it.

Work on the fix.Find a tool that could fix it. Demonstrate it to

the team.Examples:

A logging serviceCode Review toolsAnalytics

Fix a Clunky Process

Read something interesting of late?A blog post, viewpoint, news item or even a

bookShare your notes with the teamSocialize it on the IntranetEven Better : Talk about it on various

platforms across the organization : Tech Events, Tech Talk, Hands-on session and more

Read and Share

Find out what can take you to the next levelContinuous Integration ? Code Reviews?Refactoring your code?

Pursue it !

Take yourself to the next level

Go on and make a difference !Talk to your Manager ! Thank You !

What are you waiting for ?