Peter van de Voorde discusses the importance of automation in business, highlighting its potential to empower teams while also stressing the need for responsible implementation. He emphasizes the challenges of scaling processes and people, alongside the necessity of educating and documenting automation practices. Additionally, he advises preparing for potential failures and continuously thinking about future enhancements.

1. With Great Automation…
…Comes Great Responsibility
PETER VAN DE VOORDE | DEVELOPER RELATIONS | ATLASSIAN | @PVDEVOOR

2. What’s all this automation
about?

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It’s about cookies

12. Could you have done that
manually?
Sure.

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If you have the time

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Automation gives you
superhuman powers

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With great power comes
great responsibility

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Building powerful
automation, responsibly

17. The challenges of scaling
People

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You can’t grow your business
on people alone

19. The challenges of scaling
People Processes

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Keeping your process in line
keeps everyone moving fast

21. Processes
The challenges of scaling
People Tools

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With your process in place,
your tools can follow

23. Bring your tools and process together

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Achieve automation zen

25. A few tips…
To get you started with great automation

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Testing builds confidence

27. Testing EnvironmentsTesting
Environments
Frameworks

28. Frameworks
Environments
Testing FrameworksTesting

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Educate and document

30. Educate and
Document
Educate
Document
Socialize your automation
Bring superhuman powers to the people

31. Document
Keep your users updated and your
documentation up-to-date
Educate and
Document
Educate
Document

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Think about the future

33. Why is this line here?Think about
the future
Inform
Enhance
What variables do I
need to provide?

34. Enhance
What enhancements can we
make in the future?
Think about
the future
Inform
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Be prepared for failure

36. Check your assumptionsBe prepared
for failure
Check
Plan
Fail

37. Plan
Have a planPrepare for
disasters
Check
Fail
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38. Fail
Fail, and learn from itPrepare for
disasters
Check
Plan

39. Where to next?

42. Thank you!
PETER VAN DE VOORDE | DEVELOPER RELATIONS | ATLASSIAN | @PVDEVOOR