Discover, Master, Influence Slide Managing the Development Process Darren Neimke Development Centre Manager, Readify

Survival Guide for developers who find themselves in the position of being responsible for managing the development process Or... Why your boss is so weird - explained! Discover, Master, Influence Slide Alternate Titles

Survival Guide for developers who find themselves in the position of being responsible for managing the development process

Or...

Why your boss is so weird - explained!

Purpose Our Goals Mobile, virtual, remote Discover, Master, Influence Slide The Dev Centre

Purpose

Our Goals

Mobile, virtual, remote

Organizational Managing for Change Choosing the Right Projects Managing a Beta Program Operational Open Systems Scaling People Scaling Processes Scaling Methodology Communications Manifesto Discover, Master, Influence Slide Agenda

Organizational

Managing for Change

Choosing the Right Projects

Managing a Beta Program

Operational

Open Systems

Scaling People

Scaling Processes

Scaling Methodology

Communications Manifesto

Discover, Master, Influence Slide Scoping Diagnose Assess for Readiness Managing for Change

Discover, Master, Influence Slide Importance Interest Managing for Change - Preparedness

Focus on business drivers Work with owners Involve others in prioritization Discover, Master, Influence Slide Choosing the right projects

Focus on business drivers

Work with owners

Involve others in prioritization

Customer Feedback Loop Build Stronger Advocates Experiments and Discoveries Improved Quality Give Recognition Discover, Master, Influence Slide Managing a Beta Program

Customer Feedback Loop

Build Stronger Advocates

Experiments and Discoveries

Improved Quality

Give Recognition

Discover, Master, Influence Slide Operational

Systems Theory Porous Boundaries Adapt to change Continuous Improvement Discover, Master, Influence Slide Open Systems Mindset

Systems Theory

Porous Boundaries

Adapt to change

Continuous Improvement

Becoming Goal Focussed: Each person as productive as possible. Individual growth. Team growth. Discover, Master, Influence Slide Scaling People

Becoming Goal Focussed:

Each person as productive as possible.

Individual growth.

Team growth.

Discover, Master, Influence Slide 1-2 days (Task focussed) 1-2 weeks (Goal focussed) Are my customers happy? Can I improve my processes? Are my staff happy? Are we getting things done? Are we providing value? How should we unit test this database? How can I add padding to improve the look of this form? Writing code! Manager focus Staff focus Scaling People - Focus

Are my customers happy?

Can I improve my processes?

Are my staff happy?

Are we getting things done?

Are we providing value?

How should we unit test this database?

How can I add padding to improve the look of this form?

Writing code!

Discover, Master, Influence Slide Task focussed manager General deterioration of workers due to churn or JIT learning Manager becomes less productive due to maintenance of old stuff and training Scaling People - Productivity People Productivity Total Units 2 2 + 1 3 3 2 + 1 + 1 4 4 2 + .8 + .8 + .8 4.4 5 1.5 + .8 + .8 + .8 + .8 4.7

General deterioration of workers due to churn or JIT learning

Manager becomes less productive due to maintenance of old stuff and training

Discover, Master, Influence Slide Learn Use Teach Inspect Person 1 Learn Use Teach Inspect Person 2 Learn Use Teach Inspect Person 3 Scaling People – Xerox dissemination process

Discover, Master, Influence Slide Goal focussed manager The most powerful force in the universe is compound interest - Einstein Almost twice as productive! Scaling People - Productivity People Productivity Total Units 2 1.5 + 1 2.5 3 1.5 + 1.5 + 1 4 4 1.5 + 2 + 1.5 + 1 6 5 1.5 + 2 + 2 + 1.5 + 1 8

Repeatable stuff. CI, DR, Deploy. Building a fatter pipe. Discover, Master, Influence Slide Scaling Processes

Repeatable stuff.

CI, DR, Deploy.

Building a fatter pipe.

Repeatable stuff. Templates. Documented Processes. Discover, Master, Influence Slide Scaling Methodology

Repeatable stuff.

Templates.

Documented Processes.

Remote Mobile Creative Communication Manifesto Discover, Master, Influence Slide

Remote

Mobile

Creative

Build a ‘fatter pipe’ Focus inside and outside of the Dev Team Have processes that make sense for your team and environment Discover, Master, Influence Slide Summary

Build a ‘fatter pipe’

Focus inside and outside of the Dev Team

Have processes that make sense for your team and environment

Discover, Master, Influence Slide A Readify Developer Network session By Darren Neimke, Development Centre Manager, Readify Email Address: [email_address] RDN Website: www.readify.net/rdn