Team Lead track¶
People report to you. Or you run projects across people who don't report to you. Either way, your job is no longer "do the work." It is "make sure the right work happens, by the right people, at the right time."
dooer is unusually opinionated for a team leader's use case. Most task tools treat assignment as a free-for-all. dooer enforces an opinion: the person who originally assigned the work is permanently attached to it, even if it moves. That accountability lineage matters more than most people realise.
This track has three tiers. Each tier has 8–9 journeys — concrete things you do inside dooer that map to a real PMO concept.
The three tiers at a glance¶
| Tier | What you learn | When you're ready to move on |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | Delegate and accept | 20 tasks assigned to ≥3 people, 10 effort decisions made |
| Advanced | Govern projects and meetings | 2 active projects with kickoff meeting + RACI + feedback register |
| Proficient | Run the portfolio like a PMO | 3+ governed projects, quarterly review, ≥1 mentee promoted |
What makes a good lead in 2026¶
Three things, in order:
- Clarity. People know what they own, what "done" looks like, who decides, and when. The most common failure mode of new leads is fuzzy ownership. The Team Lead Basic tier is mostly about fixing that.
- Calibration. Estimates get better over time. Capacity gets understood. Effort estimates stop being theatre. The Advanced tier is where this happens.
- Cadence. Reviews run on a schedule. Retros happen. Nothing important is left to chance. The Proficient tier is where you become the person other leads look up to.
dooer's primitives — original_assigner_id, effort_hours with propose/approve cycle, MeetingAttendee with RACI roles, project Feedback Register — exist because these three things are the real game.
What this track does not cover¶
Tools for things outside dooer's scope: hiring, performance reviews, salary decisions, deep one-on-one coaching. The academy is about the project side of leadership. The people side is a longer book.
That said, the Core concepts → Psychological safety page is the bridge.