Spark Academy

For those about to rock...

Welcome to Spark Academy!

What does it take to be an effective and impactful software engineering leader? The answer is continually evolving as the roles and responsibilities of the software team expand and become more strategic. While the skills that used to set software engineering managers apart are still indispensable, today's leaders must also be product and customer savvy. Moreover, they must innovate with new technologies and methodologies at an accelerated pace and scale.

With the goal of advancing software engineers into tomorrow's leadership and management roles, we have designed a comprehensive program that includes not only seminars and workshops but also personalized coaching and mentoring. Our offerings capture the essential principles and practical insights required for today's software engineering leaders. These highly interactive sessions blend informative lectures, stimulating exercises, and one-on-one guidance, focusing on critical competencies to enhance your effectiveness as a leader and increase your impact on complex software projects and digital transformation initiatives.

Let there be rock!

What you’ll learn

Our curriculum, enriched with personalized coaching and mentoring, covers subject matters and capabilities that today's software engineering leaders and managers should strive to master:

• Leading and managing software engineers.
• Organizing for agility and scale.
• Choosing the right technology for your organization.
• MVP: Developing and launching a new product.
• Driving business alignment and customer satisfaction.
• Executing on a digital transformation strategy.
• Data-Driven Engineering: Leveraging the right metrics.

Key takeaways

Through our seminars, workshops, and individualized coaching and mentoring, you will develop essential skills and knowledge to:

• Leverage key leadership behaviours that impact the performance of software engineers.
• Apply agile thinking and new technologies to improve software project outcomes.
• Lead development activities at scale and assess success through the use of effective measures.
• Introduce sustainable innovations and contribute to digital transformation initiatives.

Delivery format

Our seminars and workshops, complemented by coaching and mentoring sessions, can be delivered online or in-person at the location of your choice:

• One-on-one coaching and mentoring tailored to your specific needs.
• Live lectures combined with moderated peer discussions.
• Case studies addressing real-world leadership challenges.
• Group projects that build on one another.
• The live sessions are complemented by online resources.

Materials

You will receive:

• Exclusive access to online resources, inculding Spark Copilot.
• A handbook with copies of the presentation slides.
• A book from our leadership essentials collection.

Certificate

Upon successful completion of a seminar or workshop, you will be provided a certificate of completion.