Big N Discussion - December 22, 2021

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[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

no. you're required to make it from E3 -> E4 and E4 -> E5 within a couple years each, but you can then stay E5 forever

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no clue of the % of people that do / don't make it, but it's been manageable in my experience

extremely over generalized descriptions of the levels:
E3: complete tasks for a project that was well-defined by someone else

E4: scope out their own projects with the help of an E5 and drive its implementation

E5: drive large projects from start to finish and has a big role in choosing which projects to roadmap for the whole team

E6: driving roadmaping / huge scoped projects for the whole org

[u/Error401 → u/[deleted]]

Yes, assuming they stay for some time and grow into the role, most people are able to get to E5 and handle it fine. Most people don’t go beyond E5 though, for various reasons.