Managing The Development Process

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Managing the Development ProcessDarren Neimke

Development Centre Manager, Readify

Alternate Titles

• Survival Guide for developers who find themselves in the position of being responsible for managing the development process

Or...

• Why your boss is so weird - explained!


The Dev Centre

• Purpose• Our Goals• Mobile, virtual, remote


Agenda

• Organizational– Managing for Change– Choosing the Right Projects– Managing a Beta Program

• Operational– Open Systems– Scaling People– Scaling Processes– Scaling Methodology– Communications Manifesto


Managing for Change


Scoping

Diagnose Assess for Readiness

Managing for Change - Preparedness


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Interest

Choosing the right projects

• Focus on business drivers• Work with owners• Involve others in prioritization


Managing a Beta Program

• Customer Feedback Loop• Build Stronger Advocates• Experiments and Discoveries• Improved Quality• Give Recognition


Operational


Open Systems Mindset

• Systems Theory• Porous Boundaries• Adapt to change• Continuous Improvement


Scaling People

Becoming Goal Focussed: • Each person as productive as possible.• Individual growth.• Team growth.


Scaling People - Focus


1-2 days (Task focussed)

1-2 weeks (Goal focussed) •Are my customers happy?•Can I improve my processes?•Are my staff happy?•Are we getting things done?•Are we providing value?

•How should we unit test this database?•How can I add padding to improve the look of this form?•Writing code!

Manager focus

Staff focus

Scaling People - Productivity


People Productivity Total Units

2 2 + 1 3

3 2 + 1 + 1 4

4 2 + .8 + .8 + .8 4.4

5 1.5 + .8 + .8 + .8 + .8 4.7

Task focussed manager

•General deterioration of workers due to churn or JIT learning•Manager becomes less productive due to maintenance of old stuff and training

Scaling People – Xerox dissemination process


Learn Use Teach InspectPerson 1



Scaling People - Productivity


People Productivity Total Units

2 1.5 + 1 2.5

3 1.5 + 1.5 + 1 4

4 1.5 + 2 + 1.5 + 1 6

5 1.5 + 2 + 2 + 1.5 + 1 8

Goal focussed manager

The most powerful force in the universe is compound interest- Einstein

Almost twice as productive!

Scaling Processes

• Repeatable stuff.• CI, DR, Deploy.• Building a fatter pipe.


Scaling Methodology

• Repeatable stuff.• Templates.• Documented Processes.


• Remote• Mobile• Creative


Communication Manifesto

Summary

• Build a ‘fatter pipe’• Focus inside and outside of the Dev Team• Have processes that make sense for your team and environment



A Readify Developer Network sessionBy Darren Neimke, Development Centre Manager, Readify

Email Address: [email protected] Website: www.readify.net/rdn

Managing The Development Process

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