Level 8

Communication

• poorly communicates status
• doesn’t share anything with anyone
• doesn’t consider or internalize feedback from others
• does not participate in any user groups, forums, or even twitter
• is unaware her feelings are an important ingredient in project success

Leading

• doesn’t lead, even herself
• Insights are very limited, if existent

Learning

• makes little or no effort to learn anything new
• Takes no risks that depend on her own knowledge or ability to learn
• Does not follow any tech leaders or technologies or read any magazines
• Does not keep a notebook or takes notes when working on projects to keep track of new ideas or learning progress
• Is unable to summarize or re-state an idea or concept
• Is unable to identify possible (secondary) consequences of using one technology or approach (vs. another)
• Productivity depends fully on others pre-processing tasks and breaking them down into tiny steps rather than being able to do that herself
• Programs by trail and error (programming in the dark)

Ownership

No ownership responsibility yet: this person is learning and being actively developed by others.

Technical

• Unable to contribute independently to project work