The direction is most important, everything else is secondary. I can develop better code if I know what is coming in following months. I can optimize where it i

The direction is most important, everything else is secondary. I can develop better code if I know what is coming in following months. I can optimize where it is needed or hack quick solution when I know technical debt cost. Being a team cheerleader is nice but leading in the right direction is critical. And yes, you need to be technically sharp if you want to make any assessments on individual performance. Code reviews, architecture design, post-mortem and sprint reviews should be EM main thing.