How to become an Aspiring Architect - Part 2 - Karthikeyan VK

----Free Meetup for software developers who has more than 6 years of experience. Others please excuse -----------

This is the second part of the series and continuation of 23rd February 2019. We will touch base on what has been completed in Part 1 also.

This meetup is for folks like you, who want to move their career from senior developer to architect. This meetup is specifically designed for people who are more than six years of experience.

This is not the meetup for anyone who is less than six years of experience in the software industry.

Students/folks who are less than six years experienced, please do not RSVP, you will not be allowed to attend this meetup. Because it might not add much value to you right now during this stage of life.

This is only for people, who like to retire in our software industry and not for anyone who will leave this industry after a while and has a backup plan for their career.

In this meetup, we will talk about the following:

Mindset of an Architect
Characteristics of Successful Architect
Leader in an Architect
Habits of an Architect
Skills of an Architect
Contribution to the community as an Architect

We will also address the following burning questions in every senior software developer.

How to become highly productive.
How to see the big picture when architecting solutions
How to keep my self updated on these changing technologies
How to cope up stress in the fast-paced world
How to be successful in spite of heavy competition
Five simple tools that makes you ultra productive.
How to Lead a team without being a manager
How to increase your salary
How to balance your professional and personal life
How not to feel insecure in your office
How to overcome the feeling of stagnation in your career
How to motivate your team without any fake pep talks
How to build a self-motivated team
How to learn core concepts faster
How to implement what you learned in your project
How to overcome procrastination
How to overcome the fear of becoming invalid in your company
How to ignore politics and still climb the corporate ladder.
How to express your ideas to upper management
How to build a high-quality team
How to position yourself as an architect, so you can get opportunities automatically.
How to be an ethical leader
How to sell yourself without coming out as a salesperson
How to motivate your team to new technologies, even though your project does not facilitate new technologies.
How to build your own digital presence.
How to become a demon developer.
How to write simple architectural documents that can be understood by all stakeholders - a pragmatic approach.
5 Simple tools that make you more productive
How to adapt to the new environment and become an architect who has the most influence.
How to build a new team from the ground up.

This meetup will not be just one-way communication, you will have exercises to carry out. Notebooks and a pen are mandatory.

Lunch will not be provided, Please take care of your own.