“Learning as you create” team growth in the field of web production/development
Have you ever had the experience that “communication somehow doesn’t go well,” or “I thought I told you what I wanted, but it came out differently? Have you ever had such experiences? This can happen in the field of web production.
We also pay particular attention to “communication with the client” and “proper understanding of the client’s needs” in the production process. This is because we believe that these factors greatly affect the quality of our deliverables, not to mention our technical capabilities.
Within mgn, we have an initiative called “mgn BootCamp”. Participants assume a fictitious project or issue, move their hands and brains, and learn as if they were actually creating the project. Through this initiative, we improve “technical and communication skills” necessary for projects and share knowledge.
In this issue, we would like to introduce our efforts in this area.
What is mgn BootCamp?
basic policy
The purpose of the BootCamp is to learn “how to solve problems” and “how to develop/upgrade functions/UI” through a common fictitious project. All mgn members will tackle the same problem from their own perspectives, and share what they thought, tried, and where they got stuck in their presentations. This initiative provides an opportunity to get ideas and hints from other members, and as a result, it is a place to hone “requirements organization, technology selection, and practical skills,” which are useful for actual customer requests as well.
Basic Flow
First, the theme will be announced on Slack. After confirming that…
- Understand the requirements of the project
- Think about how to solve problems and how to develop features and UI on your own
- Develop functions/UI and prepare deliverables/reports as much as possible before the next MTG (presentation meeting)
During the presentation, students will share how they thought about and worked on the project based on their deliverables and reports. Discussions will also be held to share opinions when necessary.
Past Initiatives (Examples)
Here is a partial list of our efforts to date.
- Example 1: Message display based on user authority(CMS Development Practice)
- Example 2: Gacha Plug-in Development(Implementation exercise of random processing)
- Example 3: Communication with a fictitious client(Requirements definition, estimation, and implementation instruction exercises)
Each member takes a different approach, providing an opportunity to learn diverse perspectives and techniques.
New Challenges Using AI (Theme of the Month)
- In this issue, the “Developing a life-and-death monitoring plug-in with AIThe theme was set to “The World’s Most Beautiful Place”.
- Assuming practical use, consider features that are useful for maintenance.
In the actual presentations, as expected, the results varied from member to member. The presentations ranged from not writing any code at all and leaving everything to AI, to proposing approaches other than plug-ins, and so on.
Growing as a team for the benefit of our customers.
- Knowledge sharing” → higher level of the whole team → higher value delivery to the client.”
- Continuing to learn about the latest technologies and development best practices so we can make the best recommendations
- A culture of thinking through “how it should be made” rather than “development that just makes it.
We believe that it is the growth of the team, as well as the abilities of each individual, that increases the value we can provide to our clients. By working on issues and sharing our findings in the process, the team as a whole will be able to draw from each other and respond to a variety of issues.
Technology evolves on a daily basis. One of our strengths is that we look for best practices in new technologies, development and project flow in our projects, and share them through these efforts so that we can make the best proposals for our clients’ situations.
We always work together with our clients to create better products, not only by making what we are told, but also by thinking as a team about “how to make it” and “how to approach” the objective.
Summary: Because we are a team that “learns as we build,” we can deliver better
We see the mgn BootCamp not as a mere study session, but as a learning opportunity that can be applied to actual projects. We are especially proud of the fact that we can bring and share our individual perspectives and approaches, which is a good experience for us to flexibly respond to actual customer issues and make better proposals and development.
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