DjangoCon Europe 2023

Team Building in the Django Community: Strategies for Collaboration
05-29, 15:40–16:10 (Europe/London), Music Hall

Teams in the Django Community: Strategies for Collaboration. Learn collaboration and communication strategies to improve productivity and community engagement.


Video: https://youtu.be/0RjTdP8J-kQ

In building a successful community and open-source projects, effective teamwork is essential. This talk will focus on strategies for building effective teams in the Django community, with a focus on collaboration and communication. We will explore common challenges faced by teams in open-source development, and discuss strategies for addressing these challenges. The talk will draw on real-world examples from the speaker's experience building the Django community in Abia, Nigeria. Attendees will learn practical techniques for effective communication, project management, and team building, and leave with a better understanding of how to foster effective teamwork in their own projects and communities.

Psalms Kalu is an experienced Python/Django developer with over a decade experience in backend engineering, and is passionate about improvement of technology awareness and accessibility of IT education in his local community Abia State. He is the founder of the Python Abia community and
currently a member of the Board of Directors at Python Nigeria