Bastards in charge¶

Note

The «bastards in charge» is the management team, thus here are our management roles.

Decision overlord¶

The «decision overlord» is the CEO of the company, and has the following responsibilities:

🧭 Strategical leadership

Lead with purpose — set priorities, keep the team aligned, and create momentum.
👁 Vision

Paint a clear picture of where we’re headed, and get everyone excited about it.
♟️ Strategy

Turn the big vision into a practical roadmap – step by step, objective by objective.
⚠️ Risk management

Keep an eye on what could go wrong, and have a plan ready when it does.
💰 Finances

Keep an eye on the numbers, and collaborate with the Profit overlord to keep the company healthy.
🧑‍💼 Representation

Team up with the Digital overlord to represent the company, build trust, and share our story.

The «digital overlord» is the CIO of the company, and has the following responsibilities:

🧭 Technical leadership

Guide the technical direction – support engineers, make key calls, and keep our environment healthy.
📏 Technical standards

Establish technical standards that promote code quality, maintainability, and system reliability.
💬 Collaboration & communication

Act as a bridge between tech, and business teams — translate needs and priorities.
🔐 Security

Ensure best practices are in place, and everything we build is secure from the ground up.
🧑‍💼 Representation

Team up with the Decision overlord to represent the company, build trust, and share our story.

The «profit overlord» is the CFO of the company, and has the following responsibilities:

♟️ Financial strategy

Define the financial game plan — align money decisions with our strategy, and long-term vision.
📊 Financial reporting

Keep the numbers sharp – show the team how we’re doing, and where the money’s flowing.
💰 Capital management

Manage our cash, runway, and resources — fuel growth without burning out the engine.
🤝 M&A

Explore smart opportunities, and lead the financial side of mergers, acquisitions, and strategic deals.
🧠 Advisory

Be the trusted partner of the Decision overlord, and bring financial clarity to big decisions.

The «product captain» is the «product manager», and has the following responsibilities:

🧪 Product development

Drive the development of our products, from idea to release.
🗺️ Roadmap

Own the product roadmap — decide what we build, in which order, and why.
📦 Standard product

Keep our products standardised, and reusable — build for the many, not the one.
🏗️ Platform

Bootstrap, and build the platform our products, and services run on.
🔬 R&D

Explore new tech, and prototype what could become tomorrow’s product.

Hint

The product captain is internally focused on our standard products up to git tag.

The «service captain» is the «consulting lead», and has the following responsibilities:

🎓 Consulting

Advise customers, and turn their needs into the right solutions.
🧵 Individual development

Build tailor-made solutions on top of our products.
🔗 B/I alignment

Bridge business, and IT — align expectations on both sides.
🔧 Operations

Operate our customers’ on-site services, and products.
🧰 Infrastructure

Maintain, and keep the customer infrastructure running smoothly.

Hint

The service captain is externally focused on individual customer work, and from the git tag onwards.