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Battle of Liège
5-16 August 1914
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dispersed
• 17 time zones
• No one in the same city as anyone else
• Up to 1 hour SLA support agreements
• Best talents at no relocation costs
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traditional organizational structures
fall apart
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reboot
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knowledge
decision
foundation of
sharing
making
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decision types
• Tactical implementation decisions
• Short term
• Tactical “architectural” decisions
• Medium term
• Business strategic decisions
• Medium and long term
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Processes and Knowledge
luck cannot factor in
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Processes designed to
promote Knowledge sharing
We crafted…
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singletons are problematic
• Accountability
• Missing information
• Missing skills
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no one
can work
alone
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task force
• Diverse skillset
• Different time zones
• Facilitator
• Reviewer(s)
• Specialists and coaches
(if needed)
• Short living
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tools
• Slack
• GitHub issues
• GitHub Draft/PR
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RFC
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retrospective
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business decisions
• Foundation of tactical ones
• Knowledge is key
• Skills and Experience are essentials
• Medium and long term strategic
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squads
• 4/5 people
• Diverse skillset
• Long living body
• First come first served
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squads
don’t make
decisions
• Own the process
• Prioritize the backlog
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tools
• Slack
• GitHub issues
• GitHub Draft/PR
• GitHub Projects
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guilds
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Summary
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Knowledge increases the “bus factor”
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people
over tools
as minimalist as we can
tools adapt to us
not the other way around
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autonomy
with a shared goal
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Effectiveness
over
Efficiency
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be like water,
my friend
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Mauro Servienti
Solution Architect @ Particular Software
mauro.servienti@gmail.com
@mauroservienti
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Be like water, my friend @ Agile for Innovation 2019

Editor's Notes

  • #11 Lack of skills Responsibilities No debate
  • #18 Squad per Why: 4/5 people Diverse skillset A mix between a PO/Scrum Master Long living body First come first served