Talk: Team Design For Continuous Delivery
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john clapham
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Team Design For Continuous Delivery
Short synopsis:
It appears we have the formula for great engineering teams nailed; cross functional, T-shaped, pizza sized and manifesto enabled. Teams live in tension between their own output and contribution to the wider organisation, is spinning up a team in a continuous delivery environment any different? The objective of this talk is to explore what you can do (regardless of your role) to improve your team and assist it’s continuous delivery capability. We consider design factors for teams, starting with what, if anything, is different about a continuous delivery team. We then look at common factors underpinning high performing teams, including environment, engagement and psychological safety.
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This talk aims to help delegates improve team performance by introducing the foundations of high performing teams. We do this through the lens of teams which are expected to create, or contribute to, an organization's Continuous Delivery capability. It is intended to provide inspiration, principles and practical advice for a range of roles, including team member, coach, manager, leader. Often talks focus on changing other people, here we encourage delegates to look inward reflection and consider their own behaviors. The talk includes simple initiatives which can be tried almost straight away. There are three main topic areas, each receiving equal attention. Are Continuous Delivery teams different to other teams? We look at what it takes to be a successful CD team, suggesting that often it’s the team’s ability to work across the organisation to understand multiple perspectives and stimulate improvement. To support this members need to handle a high degree of interaction, which is challenging for individuals and systems of work. Having explored the specialisms we move onto factors thought to be the foundation of high performance teams. We introduce employee engagement, and how it means much more than keeping people happy. We look at ways to measure engagement, and how to improve it. Studies have shown one of the greatest contributors to employee engagement (and hence performance) is Psychological Safety. This section explains what it is, why it is important and how to further it in teams and interactions. The talk is lively and interactive, topics are introduced from first principles, no previous agile knowledge is required.
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