Is your team made up of T-shaped engineers?

(the most successful teams have at least one)

The anatomy of a T-shaped engineer has two distinct attributes: ↔️a horizontal bar representing a broad set of skills across various domains ⬇️a vertical bar indicating deep specialized knowledge in a particular field.

This enables them to contribute widely to their team's efforts while driving excellence and innovation in their area of expertise.

For big enterprises this helps foster collaboration across functional boundaries, while driving excellence and innovation in their area of expertise.

For small businesses, this type of engineer can be a game changer. When you have a very small development team, everyone needs to be able to help in multiple areas.

Being a T-shaped engineer does not being a master of none. We encourage people to follow their passions and go deep in one area. Eventually you should be an expert in a certain area.

This concept really stacks up as your team accumulates more T-shaped engineers. Not only will the team be able to tackle a wide range of problems, they will also have experts in different domains.

P.S. If your team doesn't have T-shaped engineers, where do they need to go deeper? What else could they learn to broaden their skill set?