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Tech Anchor Program
Elevating Developers with 3-5 years of experience from Awesome Individual Contributors to Dependable Team Leaders
Problem: As teams grow, they need more than just a strong tech lead to thrive. The most effective teams have a reliable set of experienced developers who can take on additional team-level responsibilities, ensuring smooth project execution and providing a strong support system for the tech lead.
However, transitioning from a strong individual contributor to a trusted team leader isn’t always easy. It requires stepping into a more strategic role where developers not only own their technical work but also champion team practices, mentor peers, and collaborate with stakeholders. This shift demands new skills in areas like technology leadership, team dynamics, and stakeholder management—skills that many developers are not automatically equipped with.
Without the right guidance and support, developers can struggle to make this transition, slowing down the team’s progress and placing more burden on the tech lead.
Solution: Our Emerging Tech Leaders program bridges this gap by equipping developers with the skills to confidently lead within their teams. Through hands-on exercises, role-playing scenarios, and guided discussions, participants will:
  • Take ownership of features and lead small teams
  • Champion engineering practices and mentor their peers
  • Support the tech lead in decision-making and governance
By the end of the program, participants will be ready to step up as trusted leaders, ensuring smoother team operations and stronger support for the tech lead.
Choose from 3 types of offerings that are customized to fit the unique needs of your project and team.
Our Offerings
A one-week workshop covering the essential skills and responsibilities of a tech anchor
A 3 month learning journey with group coaching sessions led by experienced tech leads after the initial workshop
Guest lectures from industry leaders, and
1-on-1 coaching sessions for a holistic development journey.
Bronze
Tech Anchor Workshop
1
Week
Engaging and interactive workshop
15
Participants
Developers moving into tech anchor roles
2
Facilitators
Our facilitators have played various technical leadership roles for 20+ years
Learning Objectives
Mentoring
Develop the skills to mentor and guide less experienced team members, fostering a culture of learning and growth within the team
Engineering Practices
Gain a deeper understanding of Engineering best practices and learn how to champion techniques like Test-Driven Development, continuous integration, and refactoring to improve the team’s engineering quality.
Influencing and Persuading
Learn effective communication strategies to influence and persuade team members, peers, and stakeholders, building consensus and driving team alignment on critical technical and business decisions.
Business Value Articulation
Master the ability to clearly articulate the business value of technical decisions, helping bridge the gap between engineering efforts and business outcomes.
Estimation and Adaptive Planning
Improve your skills in estimation and adaptive planning to ensure accurate forecasting and the ability to respond to changes quickly, keeping the team agile and on track.
Tech Decision-Making
Learn to support the tech lead by making sound technical decisions, taking ownership of technical aspects within the team, and contributing to governance and architecture discussions.
Silver
Bronze
Our Silver offering gets you everything in Bronze plus more
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Group Coaching
Silver offering is a 3 month journey where participants apply the lessons learnt in the workshop to their real projects. They also learn from each other and our leadership coaches through group coaching sessions.
Silver has everything from Bronze, plus the following:
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Application in real projects
After the initial week-long workshop, participants will have the opportunity to apply the lessons learned as tech anchors on their own projects.
This will allow them to put their new skills into practice in a real-world setting.
2
Group coaching every other week for 3 months.
These group coaching sessions create a space for participants to discuss their experiences, reflections, and learnings with the coaches as well as their fellow learning peers.
3
Peer to peer experience sharing
Group coaching session enable participants to share their insights from practical application with the entire group
They also learn from each other's struggles and challenges
This peer-to-peer interaction and validation helps reinforce the concepts covered in the initial workshop.
Gold
Silver
Our Gold offering gets you everything in Silver plus more


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Learn from Industry leaders
Guest lectures and panel discussion with senior tech leaders from digital native companies
Personalized Coaching Sessions
1:1 coaching sessions for each participants with senior leadership coaches
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Learn from industry leaders
In addition to the group coaching and guidance from coaches, the Gold offering includes guest lectures and panel discussions with industry leaders. These provide an opportunity for participants to gain insights and perspectives from professionals who have achieved success in their tech lead roles. The lectures cover a wide range of topics, including best practices, emerging trends, and real-world case studies. By exposing participants to these industry leaders, the Gold offering enhances their learning experience and equips them with valuable knowledge and inspiration for their own tech lead journey.
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Personalized coaching sessions
In addition to the group coaching and guidance from coaches, the Gold offering includes individual coaching sessions. Participants will have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with a seasoned tech lead mentor to discuss their specific projects, challenges, and goals. These personalized mentorship sessions will provide targeted support tailored to each participant's needs, helping them to further develop their skills and maximize their impact as tech leads.
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