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It's not simple at all
The document expresses the author's desire to improve software development efficiency while criticizing reactive management approaches and the detrimental impact of incentives on intrinsic motivation. It discusses the complexities of cause-effect relationships in organizational behavior and emphasizes the importance of understanding the real nature of problems instead of relying on rigid guidelines. The author highlights the need for experimental practices in software teams to foster creativity and avoid developer turnover.
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It's not simple at all
- 1. It’s not simpleat all! alberto.brandolini@avanscoperta.it @ziobrando
- 2. About me Nell’IT dai tempi dello ZX Spectrum Generalmente in proge8 di grandi dimensioni NonSoloCodice Trainer (Freelance & Skills Ma@er) Technical Writer Blogger: h*p://ziobrando.blogspot.com Twi@er: ziobrando My e-‐mail: alberto.brandolini@gmail.com
- 3. © Alberto Brandolini 2009 ! www.avanscoperta.it avanscoperta.wordpress.com alberto.brandolini@avanscoperta.it !
- 4. But really, myjob is...
- 6. I want toimprove efficiency of software development.
- 7. I want toimprove efficiency of software development. I want io improve efficiency of software development
- 14. Can I havea look to source files?
- 15. ...I’ll take itas a “no”...
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- 17. Maybe, that evening, onthe beach, we haven’t said it all...
- 19. I want toimprove efficiency of software development.
- 20. I want toimprove efficiency of software development. ...with all the appropriate means
- 22. I want ioimprove efficiency of software development too.
- 23. I want ioimprove efficiency of software development too. Without discussion the organization chart
- 24. I want ioimprove efficiency of software development too. Without discussion the organization chart Spending little
- 25. I want ioimprove efficiency of software development too. Without discussion the organization chart Spending little While I do something else
- 26. I want ioimprove efficiency of software development too. Without discussion the organization chart Spending little While I do something else Impacting development team
- 27. I want ioimprove efficiency of software development too. Without discussion the organization chart Spending little While I do something else Impacting development team Avoiding sensible discussions
- 28. I want ioimprove efficiency of software development too. Without discussion the organization chart Spending little While I do something else Impacting development team Avoiding sensible discussions Without raising conflicts
- 29. I want ioimprove efficiency of software development too. Without discussion the organization chart Spending little While I do something else Impacting development team Avoiding sensible discussions Without raising conflicts Writing guidelines
- 31. NO. I don’twrite guidelines.
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- 33. Dreyfus Model of SkillAcquisition
- 34. Novice Advanced beginner Competent Proficient Expert •transcends relianceon rules, guidelines, and maxims •"intuitive grasp of situations based on deep, tacit understanding" •has "vision of what is possible"
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- 39. Gli sviluppatori si licenziano ? Ok,ma perché?
- 40. Alcuni sviluppatori si licenziano Vogliono guadagnare di più Ildenaro fa girare il mondo... Il management reattivo, affronta di petto la situazione
- 41. Alcuni sviluppatori si licenziano Vogliono guadagnare di più Ildenaro fa girare il mondo... Il management reattivo, affronta di petto la situazione €€€
- 42. © Alberto Brandolini -‐ 2008-‐2011 Knowledge WorkersBribing
- 43. avanscoperta Checkpoint How many peoplehave you seen exiting SATISFIED from HR/Boss office after getting a salary raise this way?
- 44. Are we really ONLY mercenaries? If youstill haven’t, please read this book or watch the RSA video.
- 45. Incentives kill intrinsic motivation the prizesubstitutes the real reasons why we do something that we like
- 46. Incentives harms our workquality
- 47. Incentives: they do workfor repetitive/tiring duties. They do NOT work for creative and problem solving tasks
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- 50. ...we are thosehuman beings getting emotional for the phrase:
- 51. ...we are thosehuman beings getting emotional for the phrase: “It works, now.”
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- 56. Gli sviluppatori si dimettono Ricevono un'offerta migliore Gli sviluppatori restano Motivazioni uccise Motivazioni frustrate Ignorate le motivazioni intrinseche Altri sviluppaturi imitanoil pattern Atmosfera lavorativa ... emerging behavior
- 57. avanscoperta Checkpoint How many decisionsin my company/team are taken without understanding the real nature of the problem?
- 58. One thing thatI didn’t get right
- 63. Well defined cause-effectrelationships Predictable behavior Standard procedures
- 64. avanscoperta Ice Cream Guidelines Nonordinarlo troppo grande Non stare al sole Non agitarlo Mangialo in fretta ...ma non troppo
- 66. Cause-effect relations requireanalysis Non linear but predictable behaviors System thinking Good Practices
- 68. Cause-effect relations visibleonly retrospectively Complex Adaptive Systems Probe-Sense-Respond Emerging practices
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- 72. Impossible to definecause-effect relations Act-Sense-Respond Experimental practices
- 73. There’s no bookwith all the answers here
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- 75. Conceptual tools fitting onedomain, don’t work in a different one.
- 77. Where’s the GanttChart?
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- 81. Kisses Caresses Petting Get rid ofclothes Missionary Gran finale
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- 83. ...we’re still inthe simplest scenario!
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- 86. It’s not difficult, butit’s complex
- 87. Who does planlike this?
- 88. Who does planlike this? teenagers
- 89. Who does planlike this? teenagers perverts
- 90. Who does planlike this? teenagers perverts Italian former prime ministers
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- 92. “If I sendmy developers to conferences, there’s a higher probability that they’ll quit.
- 93. Mando gli sviluppatori alle conferenze Si licenziano let’sfind a solution!
- 94. Mando gli sviluppatori alle conferenze Si licenziano ? ...inpractice, it doesn’t happen immediately
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- 97. Conoscono gente Mando gli sviluppatori alle conferenze Si licenziano Spythem Stop sending them
- 98. Where did Isee this thing before...?
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- 102. Acceleration: 0 to100 Km/h in 29 seconds Max Velocity: 112 Km/h
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- 110. Qual è ilvostro business model?
- 111. The system is adaptive Applyingthewronf policies, people react and trigger more dangerous emerging behaviors NON si mandano gli sviluppatori alle conferenze Frustrazione Gli sviluppatori vogiiono imparare C'è una conferenza interessante Gli sviluppatori motivati prendono un giorno di ferie Gli sviluppatori motivati vanno alle conferenze Trovano nuove idee Conoscono gente Cercano altri posti di lavoro Si licenziano Applicano nuove idee altrove
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- 113. Conoscono gente Mando gli sviluppatori alle conferenze Si licenziano ...let’s look closer here
- 114. This stasrt to lookmore reasonable ...but still something is missing here :-/ developers to conferences They quit Find new ideas They meet people They try to apply new ideas Frustration They can't apply them
- 115. This stasrt to lookmore reasonable ...but still something is missing here :-/ developers to conferences They quit Find new ideas They meet people They try to apply new ideas Frustration They can't apply them
- 116. Mando gli sviluppatori alle conferenze Si licenziano Trovano nuoveidee Conoscono gente Provano ad applicarle Frustrazione Non riescono ad applicarle Sono in minoranza Non c'è tempo per sperimentare Where would you do something?
- 117. Mando gli sviluppatori alle conferenze Si licenziano Trovano nuoveidee Conoscono gente Provano ad applicarle Frustrazione Non riescono ad applicarle Sono in minoranza Non c'è tempo per sperimentare ...looking better at the problem
- 118. Oh, my God! Acycle!!!
- 119. Mando gli sviluppatori alle conferenze Si licenziano Trovano nuoveidee Conoscono gente Provano ad applicarle Frustrazione Non riescono ad applicarle Sono in minoranza Non c'è tempo per sperimentare And now?
- 120. Mando gli sviluppatori alle conferenze Si licenziano Trovano nuoveidee Conoscono gente Provano ad applicarle Frustrazione Non riescono ad applicarle Sono in minoranza Non c'è tempo per sperimentare And now? send all the team
- 121. Mando gli sviluppatori alle conferenze Si licenziano Trovano nuoveidee Conoscono gente Provano ad applicarle Frustrazione Non riescono ad applicarle Sono in minoranza Non c'è tempo per sperimentare And now? send all the team plan experiments
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- 123. Trovano nuove idee Conoscono gente Provano ad applicarle Mandotutto il team Pianifico la sperimentazione le applicano Possibili nuovi innesti interessanti Raccontano esperienze interessanti C'è massa critica Improvement sulle modalità di lavoro Costo trasferta Interruzione sviluppo
- 124. Can you guarantee thatthis is going to work?
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- 126. “You can’t doSystem Thinking without visualization”
- 127. Organization: a social structureresulting from decisions taken in the wrong way
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- 129. Maybe not everythingis lost
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- 131. ...to chosing tools conceptually fittingthe context
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- 136. it’s not thathard. (and a lot better than nothing)
- 137. non linearity is yourfriend.
- 138. "If everything seemsunder control, you’re just not going fast enough." Mario Andretti
- 139. Knowing our system dynamicsis a HUGE competitive advantage
- 140. La grande classifica dellefrasi “discutibili”
- 142. #3 “Can you guarantee thatthis will work...?”
- 144. #2 “We already tried[*] and it doesn’t work”
- 146. “Let’s decide this thingonce and forever!”
- 148.