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Questionsto ask? Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
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How many SPOFs do you have?(People and technology) Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
When was your last Backup? Where is it?When has it been tested the last time? Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management nee...
When will we hit the wall? Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
KPI/ SLA•  Availability•  Bugs in Release•  Bugs found before•  Time to Market•  Do we hit (when?) the wall? ...
War on Talent Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
Do not hire IT personalif you don’t know what you do. Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
When your recruiting pipeline is empty 3 months recruiting+ 3 months notice period+ 1 current month= 7 months...
Very good developers are 20% moreexpensive, but 2000% more productive. Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to k...
30-50% of programmers withprogramming experience can not program.Cargo Cultists. Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management ...
Do not let anyone here developerswithout a coding test. Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
Development is a solved problem Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
Waterfall Resources ($$$) ...
Time to market => more money Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
Time to MarketLargest lever NOT in development.Largest lever in decision phase. Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management ...
Development StartIdea Front-up DevelopmentProblems are here Everyon...
1 women needs 9 months to deliver a baby.9 women do deliver a baby in 1 month. Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management ne...
1. Feature 2. Feature 1. Feature ...
Market Opportunity Feeling of urgency ...
Top Management Attention of top possible impact managemen...
Productivity Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
The most important factor in software work isthe quality of the programmers. Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management need...
The best programmers are up to 28 timesbetter than the worst programmers. Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs t...
Developers need 15 minutesto reach the ZONE. Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
Site note:No telephones. Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
Tools. Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
No silver bullet. Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
Performance Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
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Scope TimeStephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to kno...
Scope ∞ ...
Technical Debt Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
Technical Debt Time Stephan Schmidt ...
Technical Debt WALL ...
Work left Technical to do ...
Lines of Code BAD ...
How long does it take? Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
Software estimation is usually done by thewrong people. Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
Cone of Uncertainty 4x1x T...
Bad Cone of Uncertainty 4x1x Tim...
10% 50% 90%Probability ...
Probabilityof Completion 100% ...
Brooks Law:Adding people to a late project makes it later. Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
DON’T FORGET!Maintenance typically consumes40 to 80 percent of software costs. Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management ne...
Thanks!Questions?@codemonkeyismstephan.schmidt@brands4friends.de Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know abo...
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  1. What Top ManagementNeeds to Know About ITStephan Schmidt, Vice CTO, brands4friends
  2. MeStephan SchmidtVice CTO brands4friends@codemonkeyism Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  3. Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  4. What Top ManagementNeeds to Know About IT Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  5. DragonsManagement Black Magic Top IT AP G Voodoo ? Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  6. That’s wrong!Can’t manageHidden risks Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  7. What should you ask?What should a CEO ask his CTO?(VP Engineering, Lead developer, …) Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  8. Stuff that risks yourbusiness or has hugerevenue impact. Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  9. Green Shifting. Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  10. Questionsto ask? Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  11. What is our largest risk? Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  12. How many SPOFs do you have?(People and technology) Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  13. When was your last Backup? Where is it?When has it been tested the last time? Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  14. When will we hit the wall? Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  15. KPI/ SLA•  Availability•  Bugs in Release•  Bugs found before•  Time to Market•  Do we hit (when?) the wall? Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  16. War on Talent Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  17. Do not hire IT personalif you don’t know what you do. Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  18. When your recruiting pipeline is empty 3 months recruiting+ 3 months notice period+ 1 current month= 7 months from need to filled Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  19. Very good developers are 20% moreexpensive, but 2000% more productive. Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  20. 30-50% of programmers withprogramming experience can not program.Cargo Cultists. Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  21. Do not let anyone here developerswithout a coding test. Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  22. Development is a solved problem Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  23. Waterfall Resources ($$$) Time ScopeKanban (Lean) Agile (Scrum) Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  24. Time to market => more money Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  25. Time to MarketLargest lever NOT in development.Largest lever in decision phase. Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  26. Development StartIdea Front-up DevelopmentProblems are here Everyone focuses here
  27. 1 women needs 9 months to deliver a baby.9 women do deliver a baby in 1 month. Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  28. 1. Feature 2. Feature 1. Feature 2. Feature 3. Feature 4. Feature 5. Feature 3. Feature 4. Feature 5. Feature Time TimeParallel Serial Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  29. Market Opportunity Feeling of urgency Time relative to competitor Reinertsen 1998Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  30. Top Management Attention of top possible impact management for a project Reinertsen 1998Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  31. Productivity Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  32. The most important factor in software work isthe quality of the programmers. Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  33. The best programmers are up to 28 timesbetter than the worst programmers. Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  34. Developers need 15 minutesto reach the ZONE. Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  35. Site note:No telephones. Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  36. Tools. Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  37. No silver bullet. Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  38. Performance Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  39. Scope TimeStephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  40. Scope TimeStephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  41. Scope ∞ TimeStephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  42. Technical Debt Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  43. Technical Debt Time Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  44. Technical Debt WALL Rewrite Time Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  45. Work left Technical to do Debt Pressure Time Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  46. Lines of Code BAD Ok GOOD Time Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  47. How long does it take? Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  48. Software estimation is usually done by thewrong people. Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  49. Cone of Uncertainty 4x1x Time Software Complete Detailed Design Complete UI Complete Requirements Complete0,25x Initial Idea Steve McConnell Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  50. Bad Cone of Uncertainty 4x1x Time Requirements Complete0,25x Initial Idea Steve McConnell Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  51. 10% 50% 90%Probability Estimation /Time 1. July 1. August 1. October Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  52. Probabilityof Completion 100% Time or Effort Point in Time X Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  53. Brooks Law:Adding people to a late project makes it later. Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  54. DON’T FORGET!Maintenance typically consumes40 to 80 percent of software costs. Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  55. Thanks!Questions?@codemonkeyismstephan.schmidt@brands4friends.de Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT
  56. Sources“Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art”, Steve McConnell“Developing Products in Half the Time”, Donald G. Reinertsen“The Mythical Man-Month”, Frederick P. Brooks“Peopleware”, Tom DeMarco Stephan Schmidt - What Top Management needs to know about IT

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