Ever wanted to do something new, or make a change on your software project - but other people on your team won't support you? Maybe you want to move from scrum to kanban, use a newer JavaScript framework like remix, or if you're a UX designer introduce something like customer journey maps.

It would be nice to always have support from other people, but if you've never had pushback for one of your ideas, it's a matter of WHEN - not IF. So at some point, unless you want to quit your job every time you need a change to keep delivering great software, you'll need to persuade other people on your software team, or in management - to support you.

In this episode I'd like to share with you what I learned over 15 years of software development consulting about persuading IT management and other technologists on your software team. Persuasion is a soft skill that is more valuable than many people realize!

You can also watch this episode on YouTube.

Chapter markers / timelinks:

0:00 Introduction
1:13 10 Steps to Persuade Others
1:21 #1 Be Honest About Your Skills
1:57 #2 Have an Authentic Relationship
3:40 #3 Know How To Measure Success
4:43 #4 Identify Benefits To Others
5:44 #5 Incremental Persuasion
7:00 #6 Create Visual Aids and Assets
8:38 #7 Future-Pace The Benefits
9:53 #8 Know How They're Measured
11:08 #9 Timebox The Response for Support
12:29 #10 Practice Persuasion
13:39 #11 Episode Groove

Visit me at JaymeEdwards.com

Find me on Facebook at JaymeEdwardsMedia

Find me on Twitter as @jaymeedwards

Most Programmers FAIL at Persuasion! Here's Why...

Healthy Developer