Teaming

Teaming
Nate Lowry
Software Engineer
Don’t Panic Labs

Today
Teams
Why?
Patterns & Anti-Patterns
Experiences
Extra Stuff

Memes
(our new dog)

Why?
Teaming

Patterns & Anti-Patterns
Teaming

[Name]
[Anti-pattern (BAD)]
[Examples]
[Pattern (GOOD)]
[How to get to this]

Homeworker
Always doing homework or working on a project in team time
Set a team policy to not work on homework during team time
Enforce that policy
Have them make up team time (not the best)

Captain Flash Game
Playing flash games in team time
Make a team policy
Enforce the policy
Install a blacklist extension

Document(ation) Allergies
Never documents code, design, anything
Pair them with someone
Rotate tasks

Bad Workstation
Always blocked because their machine “doesn’t work”
Get it fixed
Pair

Foodie
“I don’t get lunch on <x-day>, so I’m going to grab it in team time.”
Have them get a sack lunch from Selleck
Have them make up team time (not the best)

The Hangover
“Dude, $1.50 32 oz. ___s at ____ last night.”
Talk to them about how the team is more important than the available-every-night-special (that they hit up every night)

Work Hog (+ subtypes)
Someone does all the UI, Web, AJAX, DB, deployment, obscure technology, etc.
Rotate tasks on a schedule
Can’t do the same task two iterations in a row
Pair them up

Out-of-scoper
Always working on something not in scope
Daily Standups
Pairing

Two-weeker
“Oh yea, that’ll only take two weeks tops.”
Don’t make hasty estimations or promises
Sleep on it
“We’ll get back to you tomorrow”

Always Blocked
Always blocked on something
Remove the roadblocks
Bring in help
Switch tasks

Unit Test h8r
“unit tests R dum. i cant believe we have 2 do them.”
Ask them why
Write one with them
Make it easy/painless
Ask someone in industry

Client/Class h8r
Talks bad about the client or class without doing anything about it
Ask them why
Empathize
Stop snowballing

No-er (Design, UI, etc.)
“I don’t do UI”
Pair them up
Encourage them to try
Don’t ridicule

Tardi-er
“Sorry I’m late again…”
Ask them why
Incentives (maybe)
Stay late (maybe)

1 commit per week
AKA Code Hoarder.
Only checks in about once a week (usually breaking everything)
Pair
Encourage frequent commits & Pulls
Make it “safe” to commit
Not going to break anything
Can be rolled back

Experiences
Teaming

Extra Stuff
Teaming

Teaming Tools
Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing
StrengthsQuest
Myers-Briggs
Belbin Team Inventory
Emerginetics!
Teampedia.net (should be called IceBreakers.net)
Team Building Exercise ‘99

Questions? (or memes bites you)
JK

Teaming

by nate.lowry on Feb 21, 2011

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