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- 5. Who’s Brent? • He’sthat someone… • Everything Goes through him • He’s not a manager • He’s a do-er. • And when he’s not there things JUST STOP
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- 10. Functional Specialisation • Machines! •Big and specialised • Run ‘em hot - maximum efficiency
- 11. Tough to Changeover LargeBatches
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- 14. Let’s do itto people! • Economies of scale • It’s good for standards! • Makes management easier
- 15. If THIS thenTHAT… • Treat people like machines to increase efficiency • Apply external factors to people • Do more with less!
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- 17. We’ve come along long way together • 20th Century Organisations are based on this • …and it’s still being used! Org Database Testing / Quality Dev
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- 19. Run ‘em hot •Not sustainable • They get sick • They're off work
- 21. The world haschanged • Creativity is the business • Knowledge is the business • Respond quickly to change
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- 26. Definition • Brilliant attheir job • High performance tool • Very focussed • High Risk
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- 30. If you’ve gota lot of I’s • Getting people takes time - lag • They need to build domain knowledge – lag • Opportunity missed • Functional Excellence isn't everything
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- 33. We need someT • Specialised, deep knowledge • But broader skills • More portable…
- 36. It might notbe the same performance • But you’re still shipping! • Incredibly flexible
- 37. It’s good forBrent • More variety – options available • Avoids entropy and monoculture • Releases extrinsic pressure
- 38. This isn't new… •Master Craftsman • Polymath • Kaizen Organisations
- 39. How do weget there? • It takes time • Stop treating people like machines! • Let them get involved in lots of things. Have a dabble!
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- 42. XP Practices • PairedProgramming • Sustainable Pace • Whole Team • Constant State of Learning
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- 51. Is Functional Excellenceall bad? • No, it’s good • But not at the expense of the team
- 52. Source:"Agile at Spotify"talk at Agile2013 by +Anders Ivarsson & +Joakim Sundén
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