Riding the Paradoxes

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RIDING THE PARADOX AS A LEAD DEVELOPER

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The red button is false

The blue button is true

PARADOXES

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PARADOXES

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Staying technical

Enabling people

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Going faster Learning

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Delivering Innovating

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Consistency Improvement

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Being Transparent

Protecting the Team

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Business Needs Techncial Needs

RIDING THE PARADOX

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RIDING THE PARADOX

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You are not alone…

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You are not alone…

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You are not alone…

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Be comfortable with uncertainty

Find your feedback loops

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Don’t take a binary approach

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AND not OR

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You are not alone

Find feedback cycles

Don’t take a binary approach

For questions: PATRICK KUA

@patkua

THANK YOU