The startup incubated at the Talal and Madiha Zein AUB Innovation Park are having an invite-only session with @rawadassaf from RAMS on the role of a CTO and on Agile Engineering processes #thread 
"The 1st role of the CTO is to bridge Tech and Business within and Outside the organization" @rawadassaf
"The second responsibility of the #CTO is to set the engineering culture: a great engineering culture results in software delivered, done right and happy people and customers" @rawadassaf
"Yes, a common pitfall is to underestimate culture: testing for cultural fit is key in recruiting a Tech team" Charles Abou Yakzan, Tech lead at Falafel Games
"The Software Development Life Cycle has 6 stages. In a large company you would have a full team for each stage but in a small startup the CTO typically leads all 6 stages and has to cover for lack of skillsets by investing in training, recruitment, etc." @rawadassaf
"A CTO should stay involved soomehow in coding to maintain his/her credibility even when the team grows but he/she shouldn't get in the critical path of delivery" @rawadassaf
Suggestions on tooling across the software engineering process
"When your team reaches 4-7 people, SCRUM starts becoming a good practice and it can work well for up to 12 people"
The workshop ended with 30-minute one-on-one coaching sessions with the CTOs of the incubated startups. Thanks @rawadassaf for all your insights and advices! 🙏
