The opening talk of running remote 2019.
I tried to explain what makes distributed teams and remote work special.
I talk about the most important aspect in remote teams: trust
Die Entwicklung von Objectives und Key Results in Europa | 16.08.2017 | OKR F...die.agilen GmbH
Einführung in das agile Zielmanagement & moderne Leadership Framework Objectives & Key Results (OKR) von Patrick Lobacher & Christian Jacob auf dem OKR Forum Berlin vom 16.08.2017.bei der MYTOYS Group. Veranstaltet von Workpath.
An excerpt of my proposal to the implementation and management of Corporate Innovation portfolio based on Tendayi Viki's book: The Corporate StartUp and Lean Management principles.
Inilah pitch deck dari raksasa media digital, Buzzfeed. Bagi kamu yang memiliki model bisnis yang serupa dengan BuzzFeed, mungkin kamu dapat terinspirasi dari pitch deck ini.
The investor presentation we used to raise 2 million dollarsMikael Cho
The investor presentation we used to raise 2 million dollars for ooomf.com (now pickcrew.com)
View the online version here: https://pickcrew.com/investors/
The opening talk of running remote 2019.
I tried to explain what makes distributed teams and remote work special.
I talk about the most important aspect in remote teams: trust
Die Entwicklung von Objectives und Key Results in Europa | 16.08.2017 | OKR F...die.agilen GmbH
Einführung in das agile Zielmanagement & moderne Leadership Framework Objectives & Key Results (OKR) von Patrick Lobacher & Christian Jacob auf dem OKR Forum Berlin vom 16.08.2017.bei der MYTOYS Group. Veranstaltet von Workpath.
An excerpt of my proposal to the implementation and management of Corporate Innovation portfolio based on Tendayi Viki's book: The Corporate StartUp and Lean Management principles.
Inilah pitch deck dari raksasa media digital, Buzzfeed. Bagi kamu yang memiliki model bisnis yang serupa dengan BuzzFeed, mungkin kamu dapat terinspirasi dari pitch deck ini.
The investor presentation we used to raise 2 million dollarsMikael Cho
The investor presentation we used to raise 2 million dollars for ooomf.com (now pickcrew.com)
View the online version here: https://pickcrew.com/investors/
This was our final Series A deck. Read more about raising the round in this blog post:
https://medium.com/@DanielleMorrill/welcome-brad-feld-to-the-mattermark-team-announcing-our-6-5m-series-a-dd9532fc1b39
How LinkedIn built a Community of Half a BillionAatif Awan
Traction Conference 2017 - Since its 2003 inception, LinkedIn has transformed from a networking hub to a beacon of economic opportunity for more than 500 million global members. Vice President of Growth at LinkedIn, Aatif Awan, will explore vital contributors to its growth at milestones throughout LinkedIn’s history, from product innovations and team structure to international expansion. Sharing key lessons learned through this journey, Awan will discuss LinkedIn’s alignment of growth strategy to company vision rather than metrics, and the impact this approach has had on attracting, retaining and servicing its more than half billion members.
A regular talk I give across the globe for both corporate innovation and startup ideation. I took a great group of Hubbers through the process of finding product market fit with their ideas, startups and products
Growing up with agile - how the Spotify 'model' has evolved Peter Antman
Spotify is known for its agile organization. But how did we end up with it, what are the founding principles and how has it evolved? Speech held at the Bay Area Agile Leadership Network 3/15 2016.
Triad Magic: How Product, Design, and Engineering Work Better TogetherAtlassian
Three is a magic number when it comes to team composition at Atlassian. In fact, as early as 2013 we have been advocating Triads – teams formed around the three core areas of software development: Product, Design and Engineering.
In this session, Atlassian Product Manager, Steve King, will dissect the triad he works in and demonstrate how his team manages shared and individual responsibilities to build trust and take product changes across the finish line. He will share lessons learned along the way along with tips and tricks for forming your own successful triads.
Customizable pitch deck templates which include two different versions, both built by leading seed investors at NextView Ventures. Entrepreneurs can use them to save time while building a pitch deck to raise seed capital.
Dr.* Truemper, Or: How I learned to Stop Being Wasteful and Love Lean UXJake Truemper
Introduction to Lean UX, presented Nov 15 2013 at the St. Louis Days of .Net
In this presentation, Jake ("Dr. Truemper") speaks to Lean UX: what it is, why it should matter to you, basic tenants, and how it can be applied.
This was our final Series A deck. Read more about raising the round in this blog post:
https://medium.com/@DanielleMorrill/welcome-brad-feld-to-the-mattermark-team-announcing-our-6-5m-series-a-dd9532fc1b39
How LinkedIn built a Community of Half a BillionAatif Awan
Traction Conference 2017 - Since its 2003 inception, LinkedIn has transformed from a networking hub to a beacon of economic opportunity for more than 500 million global members. Vice President of Growth at LinkedIn, Aatif Awan, will explore vital contributors to its growth at milestones throughout LinkedIn’s history, from product innovations and team structure to international expansion. Sharing key lessons learned through this journey, Awan will discuss LinkedIn’s alignment of growth strategy to company vision rather than metrics, and the impact this approach has had on attracting, retaining and servicing its more than half billion members.
A regular talk I give across the globe for both corporate innovation and startup ideation. I took a great group of Hubbers through the process of finding product market fit with their ideas, startups and products
Growing up with agile - how the Spotify 'model' has evolved Peter Antman
Spotify is known for its agile organization. But how did we end up with it, what are the founding principles and how has it evolved? Speech held at the Bay Area Agile Leadership Network 3/15 2016.
Triad Magic: How Product, Design, and Engineering Work Better TogetherAtlassian
Three is a magic number when it comes to team composition at Atlassian. In fact, as early as 2013 we have been advocating Triads – teams formed around the three core areas of software development: Product, Design and Engineering.
In this session, Atlassian Product Manager, Steve King, will dissect the triad he works in and demonstrate how his team manages shared and individual responsibilities to build trust and take product changes across the finish line. He will share lessons learned along the way along with tips and tricks for forming your own successful triads.
Customizable pitch deck templates which include two different versions, both built by leading seed investors at NextView Ventures. Entrepreneurs can use them to save time while building a pitch deck to raise seed capital.
Dr.* Truemper, Or: How I learned to Stop Being Wasteful and Love Lean UXJake Truemper
Introduction to Lean UX, presented Nov 15 2013 at the St. Louis Days of .Net
In this presentation, Jake ("Dr. Truemper") speaks to Lean UX: what it is, why it should matter to you, basic tenants, and how it can be applied.
General introduction to agile practices like Scrum and Kanban. Also covers what situations Agile is best at, what situations Agile doesn't help with, and what an Agile team should look like. This deck is a general intro to Agile for OpenSource Connections clients.
Getting stakeholders to think in customer centric manner is relatively straightforward, yet often yields little in terms of actual change. This requires more than stakeholder support - it requires commitment, trust, and active participation in a process that can be unfamiliar or even frightening in a corporate environment. Workshops provide an opportunity to challenge the worldview of your stakeholders and expose them to the truths of customer behaviour. It’s an opportunity to transform them from supporters to believers by creating an environment where they can experience the magic of a user-centred collaborative process.
How to Succeed as a Non-Technical PM by Spotify's Product OwnerProduct School
Many companies require Product Managers to have a technical background - whether it be a formal Computer Science degree or experience with writing code.
"Over the years I've been self-conscious about my lack of technical background, yet I’ve learned that technical skills aren’t everything when it comes to Product Management." Jori Bell broke down the myth of needing technical skills to be a successful Product Manager.
She talked about how you need to understand the types of skills that will make you a successful Product Manager. She also discussed the importance of bringing non-technical value to a team and how to do it, and how you can build trust with a technical team.
Real World Lessons Using Lean UX (Workshop)Bill Scott
Half Day Workshop given 5/22/2013 at WebVisions Portland.
In this workshop Bill will explore the mindset of LeanUX and how it relates to bring products to life in the midst of big organizations that don't normally think "Lean". He will look at how teams can create a strong partnership between product, design & engineering in a way that tears down the walls and instead focuses on three key principles:
Shared understanding
Deep collaboration
Continuous customer feedback
The workshop will take a look at how Bill has been able to apply Lean UX at PayPal — a place that in recent years has been the total antithesis of the lean startup idea. With very specific examples, he will share lessons learned applying lean to the full product life cycle as well as how it relates to agile development.
Finally, the workshop looks at the technology stack. In the last few years there has been an explosion of open source technology stacks that can support rapidly creating products, launching them to scale and rapidly iterating on them when live. While startups embrace these stacks from the get-go, large organizations struggle with how to embrace this change. This workshop will also look at the shift that has happened, what is driving this change, and how organizations can embrace this stack and how to marry Lean Tech with Lean UX.
Making Support Fun & Profitable: DrupalCon Portland Anne Stefanyk
After the site launches and the project is over, there are two paths: developers and project managers can shake client's hands, pat backs, and all head our separate ways. Or we can continue to build a relationship - continue being a part of our client's success. Strong long-term relationships benefit clients by providing trust and security, like a familiar mechanic or the barber we have had since we were a kid. As merchants, we also benefit. Happy clients mean referrals and recurring income.
Offering support is a different type of commitment, requiring a different strategy. A dev shop becomes a different type of service provider, and needs to prepare for great execution. This session will cover the why, how, and when of offering support, as well as exchange ideas about the many aspects: selling, marketing, staffing, delivering and monitoring support for Drupal.
Appealing to both the technical and non-technical, topics include:
- How to determine what type of support your clients need
- Organizing support requests, working within budgets and architecting timelines
- Workflow tactics and tools we love
- How to audit a site, understand it, and help it grow
- Best practices for your support development workflow
- Developer notes from the trenches- what you should know and look for
Come hear different perspectives on support and join the conversation!
An Engineer’s Essential Tool in Agile: Design ThinkingSoniaMayPatlan
Many engineers are not connected to customers, resulting in solutions that lack high impact and benefit. But by combining design thinking with Agile, we create innovations that delight our customers. Find out, how a design thinking model called Design for Delight is applied within Agile frameworks to deliver thoughtful and inclusive solutions that can change the world.
The 3 Revolutions (Agile, Lean, Lean Startup)Claudio Perrone
This is the (long overdue) translation of my opening keynote at the Italian Agile Day. I just presented it for IASA Ireland (International Association Software Architects).
The a3thinker.com iphone/ipad app I mentioned (on Lean problem solving, 5 Whys, etc) went on sale on the Apple store on Mar 18. The A3 Thinker's Action Deck (physical cards) is going to be on sale shortly...and it is just awesome ;-)
How Product Managers & Developers Deliver Value at AvvoDanielle Martin
I gave a talk at Code Fellows' Partner Power Hour series about how product managers and developers work together at Avvo -- including lessons we've learned and tips for dev students starting their careers.
Get out of the way! The Product Manager's Identity Crisis | Mitchell GillespieProduct Tank Toronto
PT Toronto #21: Mitchell Gillespie (Director of Product Management at Wave HQ) shares his talk “Get out of the way! The Product Manager's Identity Crisis."
Some teams think they can be agile by using a defined process or set of practices as defined by one of the agile approaches. This is just “doing Agile.” Other teams are agile in name only – the team says it’s “doing Agile” but ends up using the same old practices and achieving the same results. Teams adopt agile for a variety of reasons, but it’s not the process or set of practices they select that produces the results they seek. Teams are most successful when they adopt a particular mindset in order to “be agile”. Join Kent McDonald as he describes this mindset through 7 key ideas based on how people and organizations work best. We’ll discuss some specific techniques you can use to adopt the mindset on your project, how the project manager role changes along with the mindset, and how to help your team move from “doing Agile” to actually “being agile”.
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4 years ago i announced a project of mine at a conference – Running Remote.
I mentioned that i wanted to start a fund. Here is what happened, how i approached it, and my learnings.
Startup Metrics, a love story. All slides of an 6h Lean Analytics workshop.Andreas Klinger
Everything you need to know about Startup Product Metrics.
This is a slideshare exclusive. The full 8hour workshop deck.
#iCatapult Workshop - 2013-08-12
Links:
http://klinger.io/
http://icatapult.co/
This presentation is a boiled down version of a workshop i do with startups.
The goal of the workshop is to start with customer interviews and improve or pivot the startup's product.
It is based on the method of customer development by steve blank but focuses mainly on how to do interviews the right way.
A Nerded View On Fashion - Lean Startup for Fashion LabelsAndreas Klinger
This is a talk i have been giving at the L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival 2012 - Industry Forum.
It represents my views on how i believe young designers are moving to B2C to make it to the market.
I have given this talk at LeanCamp Barcelona and roughly the same at Hackernews London.
It's an extended and updated version of the previous LeanCamp London talk.
Feedback highly welcome.
Metrics: Lessons Learned - Killing your pre market product illusionsAndreas Klinger
The slides of the presentation i made on Seedcamp Day.
It might not work as well without the stuff i said.
But to sum it up it was the lessons learned of my first weeks as product owner. And the question we are currently facing how to measure the correct metrics below to much dataschmutz.
Meine Präsentation die ich vor der Podiumsdiskussion am #wpsummit in Wien gehalten habe.
Ich war als kurzfristige Vertretung für nico lumma und hannes treichl.
This is a presentation i did in august 2008 at the barcamp traunsee - i prepared it at venue in around 30 minutes.
nowadays most of the described concepts are found within the concepts of open web
My Top Friend is Nike.
A short presentation on how-to integrate brands into social network services like facebook.
It gives an overview on Social Networks, explains the relation to Social Media and gives hands-on examples on howto integrate.
This is a copy of a presentation i did at ComputerSpace 2008 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
(c) http://die.socialisten.at
Student information management system project report ii.pdfKamal Acharya
Our project explains about the student management. This project mainly explains the various actions related to student details. This project shows some ease in adding, editing and deleting the student details. It also provides a less time consuming process for viewing, adding, editing and deleting the marks of the students.
Water scarcity is the lack of fresh water resources to meet the standard water demand. There are two type of water scarcity. One is physical. The other is economic water scarcity.
Hybrid optimization of pumped hydro system and solar- Engr. Abdul-Azeez.pdffxintegritypublishin
Advancements in technology unveil a myriad of electrical and electronic breakthroughs geared towards efficiently harnessing limited resources to meet human energy demands. The optimization of hybrid solar PV panels and pumped hydro energy supply systems plays a pivotal role in utilizing natural resources effectively. This initiative not only benefits humanity but also fosters environmental sustainability. The study investigated the design optimization of these hybrid systems, focusing on understanding solar radiation patterns, identifying geographical influences on solar radiation, formulating a mathematical model for system optimization, and determining the optimal configuration of PV panels and pumped hydro storage. Through a comparative analysis approach and eight weeks of data collection, the study addressed key research questions related to solar radiation patterns and optimal system design. The findings highlighted regions with heightened solar radiation levels, showcasing substantial potential for power generation and emphasizing the system's efficiency. Optimizing system design significantly boosted power generation, promoted renewable energy utilization, and enhanced energy storage capacity. The study underscored the benefits of optimizing hybrid solar PV panels and pumped hydro energy supply systems for sustainable energy usage. Optimizing the design of solar PV panels and pumped hydro energy supply systems as examined across diverse climatic conditions in a developing country, not only enhances power generation but also improves the integration of renewable energy sources and boosts energy storage capacities, particularly beneficial for less economically prosperous regions. Additionally, the study provides valuable insights for advancing energy research in economically viable areas. Recommendations included conducting site-specific assessments, utilizing advanced modeling tools, implementing regular maintenance protocols, and enhancing communication among system components.
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This presentation is about the working procedure of Shahjalal Fertilizer Company Limited (SFCL). A Govt. owned Company of Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation under Ministry of Industries.
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My project named “Event Management System” is software that store and maintained all events coordinated in college. It also helpful to print related reports. My project will help to record the events coordinated by faculties with their Name, Event subject, date & details in an efficient & effective ways.
In my system we have to make a system by which a user can record all events coordinated by a particular faculty. In our proposed system some more featured are added which differs it from the existing system such as security.
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Indigenized remote control interface card suitable for MAFI system CCR equipment. Compatible for IDM8000 CCR. Backplane mounted serial and TCP/Ethernet communication module for CCR remote access. IDM 8000 CCR remote control on serial and TCP protocol.
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Technical Specifications
Indigenized remote control interface card suitable for MAFI system CCR equipment. Compatible for IDM8000 CCR. Backplane mounted serial and TCP/Ethernet communication module for CCR remote access. IDM 8000 CCR remote control on serial and TCP protocol.
Key Features
Indigenized remote control interface card suitable for MAFI system CCR equipment. Compatible for IDM8000 CCR. Backplane mounted serial and TCP/Ethernet communication module for CCR remote access. IDM 8000 CCR remote control on serial and TCP protocol.
• Remote control: Parallel or serial interface
• Compatible with MAFI CCR system
• Copatiable with IDM8000 CCR
• Compatible with Backplane mount serial communication.
• Compatible with commercial and Defence aviation CCR system.
• Remote control system for accessing CCR and allied system over serial or TCP.
• Indigenized local Support/presence in India.
Application
• Remote control: Parallel or serial interface.
• Compatible with MAFI CCR system.
• Compatible with IDM8000 CCR.
• Compatible with Backplane mount serial communication.
• Compatible with commercial and Defence aviation CCR system.
• Remote control system for accessing CCR and allied system over serial or TCP.
• Indigenized local Support/presence in India.
• Easy in configuration using DIP switches.
Vaccine management system project report documentation..pdfKamal Acharya
The Division of Vaccine and Immunization is facing increasing difficulty monitoring vaccines and other commodities distribution once they have been distributed from the national stores. With the introduction of new vaccines, more challenges have been anticipated with this additions posing serious threat to the already over strained vaccine supply chain system in Kenya.
CFD Simulation of By-pass Flow in a HRSG module by R&R Consult.pptxR&R Consult
CFD analysis is incredibly effective at solving mysteries and improving the performance of complex systems!
Here's a great example: At a large natural gas-fired power plant, where they use waste heat to generate steam and energy, they were puzzled that their boiler wasn't producing as much steam as expected.
R&R and Tetra Engineering Group Inc. were asked to solve the issue with reduced steam production.
An inspection had shown that a significant amount of hot flue gas was bypassing the boiler tubes, where the heat was supposed to be transferred.
R&R Consult conducted a CFD analysis, which revealed that 6.3% of the flue gas was bypassing the boiler tubes without transferring heat. The analysis also showed that the flue gas was instead being directed along the sides of the boiler and between the modules that were supposed to capture the heat. This was the cause of the reduced performance.
Based on our results, Tetra Engineering installed covering plates to reduce the bypass flow. This improved the boiler's performance and increased electricity production.
It is always satisfying when we can help solve complex challenges like this. Do your systems also need a check-up or optimization? Give us a call!
Work done in cooperation with James Malloy and David Moelling from Tetra Engineering.
More examples of our work https://www.r-r-consult.dk/en/cases-en/
7. @andreasklinger
- high level learnings from SV
- learnings engineering management
⏩ I shared all slides on twitter.com/andreasklinger
& I will focus on early-stage/small teams
Goal of this talk 🍾
8. @andreasklinger
The biggest challenge in (
EU vs USA
In ( teams focus much on the “HOW”.
Eg the technical implementation.
In the ) teams focus on product/market/traction.
Why i focus on “early stage”?
9. @andreasklinger
We needed to build
Product
Recommendations
Looked at ML… nah overkill…
Implemented a simple recommendation
engine via a GraphDatabase. Basically
“People who liked also liked…” using a
few external SaaS services using Neo4j
and a few smaller nodeJS services that
orchestrate etc etc……… 😴
⬅
Example
10. @andreasklinger
, @rrhoover:*
“Can we… like… simply have an admin form
and do it manually… but launch tomorrow?”
* Ryan Hoover, CEO of Product Hunt, a company backed by
YCombinator, A16Z, Google Ventures, Greylock, Betaworks, Naval
Ravikant, Ashton Kutcher, Andrew Chen, GaryV, Alexis Ohanian, …
14. @andreasklinger
Hiring worked
- i managed to hire amazingly smart people
They knew what to do…
- way better programmers than i am
- i didn’t want to lose them 🙀
But i needed to learn…
- how to stop being a control freak.
- how to enable them.
- being a manager.
- didn’t want to become a full-time manager 😬
16. @andreasklinger
- define processes
- facilitate communication if processes fail
Management
Leadership
- provide a reason to go somewhere, not the path
- guide people when needed (incl. career)
18. @andreasklinger
You always have management.
You always have hierarchies.
They might not be explicit
…or enabling
…or fair
…or inclusive
…or good
“Management is bad”
“We have no hierachies”💡
💩
SF BRO
19. @andreasklinger
…the person who decides
- Teach *how* you decide, not what you decide.
- Only every 10th decision should reach you.
- Only every 100th decision you override.
- Push authority to place of action.
…a full-time communication hub
- we have no full-time managers
- see it as anti pattern / process mistake
- eg CEO of AngelList (100pax) helps w/ Sales
- eg COO of CoinList does Design
A manager is not…
20. @andreasklinger
step 1 -> step 2 -> etc…
person a -> person b -> person c -> etc…
but…
Processes are not…
21. @andreasklinger
process = expectations made explicit
Eg:
“We do pull requests reviews every morning”
“Leave notes for deployment in case you can’t deploy yourself”
“No codestyle discussions -> linters”
“Share weekly meetings in the team calendar”
“Define your team OKR until X”
“Leave notes of every call”
22. @andreasklinger
Don’t over-engineer
Do refactor your processes
Every growing team needs to refactor
their processes ~6 months.
- keep them simple
- let them emerge naturally
- make them explicit(!)
- it won’t work forever
— wait for new problems to arise
- refactor again
🛠
23. @andreasklinger
Hate process problems? 🤢
You will always have them…
…until your company stagnates or dies.
Sorry.
Embrace change ♻
This is often a exhausting phase.
Differ between your frustration with people
and your frustration with context.
24. @andreasklinger
people x context = output
amazing people perform horribly in wrong context
average people perform brilliantly in good context
context includes process but also if people are
happy, fulfilled, improving, like working with other
people in the team, etc etc
context is your responsibility as a leader 😬
25. @andreasklinger
Leadership 😇
- focus on people
- their ability to improve
- their life
- their standing in the team
- their whole career, not just this current job
- focus on ideally 10 people max
- use 1on1s for people topics, not project status
- a leader never has a bad day 😬*
* still working on that one 🤷
- provide a reason to go somewhere, not the path
- guide people when needed (incl. career)
In detail:
30. @andreasklinger
Who decides here?
Previous Engineer
doesn’t hate the
new UX but thinks
it’s against best
practices
Marketing person
Used to do UX hates
new UX
CTO
wants the team to use
“data-driven” approach.
Hard to do in new UX
CEO
likes old UI better.
Doesn’t see the point.
“Waste of time”
Engineer
and Project Lead
doesn’t like new UX
but can do it in
time
Designer
wants to try
alternative UX
approach to an old
feature
Pete
Adds his opinions
to everything
F** pete.
Totally not a real situation
that happened at Product Hunt
31. @andreasklinger
Who decides here?
CTO
wants the team to use
“data-driven” approach.
Hard to do in new UX
CEO
likes old UI better.
Doesn’t see the point.
“Waste of time”
Previous Engineer
doesn’t hate the
new UX but thinks
it’s against best
practices
Engineer
and Project Lead
doesn’t like new UX
but can do it in
time
Designer
wants to try
alternative UX
approach to an old
feature
Marketing person
Used to do UX hates
new UX
Pete
Adds his opinions
to everything
F** pete.
Project team asked to decide
32. @andreasklinger
Who decides here?
CTO
wants the team to use
“data-driven” approach.
Hard to do in new UX
CEO
likes old UI better.
Doesn’t see the point.
“Waste of time”
Previous Engineer
doesn’t hate the
new UX but thinks
it’s against best
practices
Engineer
and Project Lead
doesn’t like new UX
but can do it in
time
Designer
wants to try
alternative UX
approach to an old
feature
still
disagreement
Marketing person
Used to do UX hates
new UX
Pete
Adds his opinions
to everything
F** pete.
Project team asked to decide
33. @andreasklinger
Who decides here?
Marketing person
Used to do UX hates
new UX
CTO
wants the team to use
“data-driven” approach.
Hard to do in new UX
CEO
likes old UI better.
Doesn’t see the point.
“Waste of time”
Previous Engineer
doesn’t hate the
new UX but thinks
it’s against best
practices
Engineer
and Project Lead
doesn’t like new UX
but can do it in
time
Designer
wants to try
alternative UX
approach to an old
feature
Project team disagreed
Designer has UX competence and UX ownership
Engineer didn’t want to override
Reformulated as risk question.
What risk is ok to proof right/wrong?
A small prototype was built.
User testing showed the new UX performed better.
34. @andreasklinger
Who decides here?
Marketing person
Used to do UX hates
new UX
CTO
wants the team to use
“data-driven” approach.
Hard to do in new UX
CEO
likes old UI better.
Doesn’t see the point.
“Waste of time”
Previous Engineer
doesn’t hate the
new UX but thinks
it’s against best
practices
Engineer
and Project Lead
doesn’t like new UX
but can do it in
time
Designer
wants to try
alternative UX
approach to an old
feature
Project team disagreed
Designer has UX competence and UX ownership
Engineer didn’t want to override
Reformulated as risk question.
What risk is ok to proof right/wrong?
A small prototype was built.
User testing showed the new UX performed better.
(Spoilers: The new UX was still removed in later
versions b/c it didn’t work well with a redesign
the Designer did)
35. @andreasklinger
Support the project team and their decision
They are closer to the problem/solution
Explain why you think differently
“Do whatever you think is right, but better be right”
Hire + Fire for good judgement
Careful: your “opinion” has weight - do not derail by accident.
Ask to be proven wrong
But insist on the proof.
Disagree and Commit
Read: Andrew Grove, High Output Management
Read: Jeff Bezos, Amazon Shareholder Letter, 2016
Rare interventions
Really necessary or just your “opinion”/“ego talking”?
If happens regularly => process problem
Don’t just tell *what* you decide, but *why* – and teach *how* decide
Avoid Drive-by Management ☠
The problem is with the manager 😑
37. @andreasklinger
< It’s never a team bandwidth issue…
It’s always a prioritization issue!
speed = right work, not “fast” work.
- prioritize the right work
- build up momentum
- create engineering confidence
- focusing on single player experience
Team too slow?
39. @andreasklinger
code—linter enforces complexity rules (rubocop, prettier)
=> code simple enough
automatic static code analysis (brakeman)
=> code secure enough
tests pass (circle.io, rspec)
=> code save enough
pull request enforced adding of tests (danger.js)
=> code tested enough
automate everything
Optimize for single player 🕹
40. @andreasklinger
use feature flags & dark launches (flipper)
=> code can be shipped faster (eg half done)
use demo instances
=> code can be shown easily for feedback
provide small, sanitized production db dumbs
=> code (and bugfix) can be developed with real data
make it easy to ship, mess up, build & learn
Optimize for single player 🕹
41. @andreasklinger
assume someone will be alone when 💩 goes down
=> automate devops scripts
=> document approaches
have everything in git (incl infrastructure)
=> easier to see reasons for regressions
have post-mortems after worst cases
write down what happened and what the action is
(no action is ok)
=> easier to act faster next time around
help future worstcases
Optimize for single player 🕹
42. @andreasklinger
define weekly meetings
=> clear time to ask questions, less adhoc interruptions
meeting is owned by the team doing the work
=> clear agenda
=> they guide through meeting, they decide who joins
leave notes of meeting
=> focus on decisions + todos, not discussions
=> good notes = less FOMO, less reason to join
make meetings efficient
Optimize for single player 🕹
44. @andreasklinger
- code will either change or die
- codebase management = keeping changes cheap
- confidence encourages change
Isolation and colocation of code > Code-reuse
Tests
Test of boundaries = must have
Test of internals = focus on edge cases
Reuse/Refactor
When you have 3 cases
Codebase management ♻
45. @andreasklinger
Codebase Management: Simple > Easy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI8tNMsozo0
Remember:
Most complicated problems
are just complex problems
in disguise.
Break apart, prioritize,
simplify.
47. @andreasklinger
- create small units
- share ownership
- document
- refactor
- test
- reevaluate best practices over time
Treat your organization like software
Treat people like capable adults
- you can either hire driven intelligent people
XOR
- micro-manage people
(those two are mutually exclusive)
Every problem is ultimately your fault.
- you defined processes
- you hired team
- you guided them