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Work · February 1, 2022

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Staat – mission control for eng managers

We made this because we thought managers could be more strategic and effective for their teams, their stakeholders, and themselves. One central place to get a pulse on project changes, bottlenecks, and updates from across tools. Think of it as a manager IDE. No not an engineering performance measurement tool, a first point of contact to triage and prioritize the day without having to spend time digging into 4-5 information channels (Slack channels, unexpected meetings, task management boards, pull requests, etc). This is our experimental quest at rethinking the manager workflow.…

Staat – mission control for eng managers launched on February 1, 2022 with 21 votes, #965 of 2,645 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.

In plain words

Staat is a central dashboard for engineering managers that aggregates project updates, bottlenecks, and changes from multiple tools like Slack, task boards, and pull requests. Rather than monitoring engineering performance, it serves as a triage point where managers can quickly prioritize their day and get a clear view of project status without switching between multiple information channels. The tool aims to help managers be more strategic and effective by reducing time spent searching for information across scattered sources.

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In the maker’s words, at launch

We made this because we thought managers could be more strategic and effective for their teams, their stakeholders, and themselves. One central place to get a pulse on project changes, bottlenecks, and updates from across tools. Think of it as a manager IDE. No not an engineering performance measurement tool, a first…

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