Mob Programming - Whole Team Collaboration - BarCamp Philly 11

Mob Programming is a relatively new practice that is increasing in popularity and gaining significant adoption in the software industry. Building off of the values and practices of Lean Manufacturing, Lean Software Development, and Extreme Programming, Mob Programming seeks to optimize the flow of work through the software development pipeline. With its focus on continuously delivering high quality software and value to customers, we believe it is an important practice for technology professionals to learn.
Our talk describes Mob Programming, its history, its importance, and a set of recommendations to get started. By the end of the talk the attendees will be able to make use of the advice and begin experimenting with mobbing on their own.

Transcript

1. Mob Programming
   whole team collaboration
   BarCamp Philly 11 - November 10, 2018
   Nick Goede // Anthony Sciamanna
   @ngoede @asciamanna
   

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2. Passionate about Extreme Programming (XP), Lean
   Software Development, and Modern Agile. Expertise
   in helping teams and development organizations
   improve how they work, the quality of their code,
   and their ability to deliver value to their customers.
   Focusing on technical excellence, continuous
   improvement, and continuous learning.
   Over a decade of experience using and teaching XP
   software practices and software design. Passionate
   about teams that work together and across different
   roles to produce value for customers.
   Anthony Sciamanna
   Software Developer, Engineering
   Coach, blogger & organizer of
   the PhillyXP user group.
   @asciamanna
   anthonysciamanna.com
   About Us
   Nick Goede
   Software Engineer and Coach.
   Co-Organizer of @phillyXP.
   Advocate for humane software
   development practices.
   @ngoede
   nickgoede.com
   

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3. What is Mob Programming?
   Mission Control Center, Houston, 1965
   

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4. Mob programming is a software development
   approach where the whole team works on the
   same thing, at the same time, in the same space,
   and at the same computer.
   - Woody Zuill
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6. Discovered at Hunter Industries in 2011 by a team
   coached by Woody Zuill
   2011
   A Brief History of Mob Programming
   Discovered at Hunter Industries in 2011 by a team
   coached by Woody Zuill
   

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7. 2011
   2016
   A Brief History of Mob Programming
   Discovered at Hunter Industries in 2011 by a team
   coached by Woody Zuill
   By 2016 more than eight mob teams exist at Hunter.
   The first Mob Programming conference takes place
   at MIT
   

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8. A Brief History of Mob Programming
   2011
   2016
   Today
   Discovered at Hunter Industries in 2011 by a team
   coached by Woody Zuill
   By 2016 more than eight mob teams exist at Hunter.
   The first Mob Programming conference takes place
   at MIT
   Adoption continues to increase as companies
   discover the value of whole team collaboration
   

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9. Hunter Industries – Mob Programming 2012
   

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10. Hunter Industries – Mob Programming 2016
    

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11. Adoption has increased significantly since 2011
    

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12. Lean Manufacturing / Toyota Production System (TPS)
    Extreme Programming (XP)
    Lean Software Development
    1948 - 1975
    1996
    2003
    Mob Programming builds on the principles and practices of…
    

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13. This can’t possibly work!!!
    

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14. Woody identifies a 10x productivity improvement on his teams at Hunter Industries…How?
    This can’t be efficient?!?
    Typing ISN’T the bottleneck
    1/12th of software
    development is typing*
    *Programming Is Mostly Thinking - Tim Ottinger
    

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15. What are the Bottlenecks?
    Solving Problems
    Communication
    Waste (muda)
    Rework
    

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16. Solving Problems
    Missing expertise
    Lack of customer contact
    Lack of decision makers
    No time to experiment or learn
    Only solving part of the problem
    

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17. Waste
    Building the wrong thing
    Scrapped work
    Inventory / Partially done work
    Waiting / Handoffs
    Extra processing
    Extra features
    The Eight Forms of Waste – Lean Software Development
    

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18. Always
    7%
    Often
    13%
    Sometimes
    16%
    Rarely Used
    19%
    Never Used
    45%
    Standish Group Study, reported by CEO Jim Johnson, XP2002
    64% Never or Rarely Used
    20% Always or Often Used
    Feature Usage
    The danger of specifying all
    requirements up front
    

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19. Rework
    Bugs in Production
    Failed Releases / Hotfixes
    Work Moving Backwards
    Unplanned Work (Failure Demand)
    

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20. Solve Problems
    Communicate
    Minimize Waste
    Minimize Rework
    Mob programming helps teams effectively…
    

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21. Non-Existent on Beginner Agile Teams
    

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22. Mob programming optimizes for
    the flow the work over the output
    of an individual.
    -Woody Zuill, Stopping the Enterprise Death Spiral
    with Mob Programming
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23. Why is it Important?
    Mission Operations Control Room (MOCR) at the conclusion of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission
    

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24. Limit Work in Process (WIP)
    

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25. Avoid Handoffs
    

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26. 0
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    Wait Time
    % Resource Busy
    Wait Time = %Busy / %Idle
    

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27. Keep work flowing
    in the RIGHT
    direction
    

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29. Multiple Brains Write
    Better Code
    

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31. Combined Learning
    

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32. Knowledge Sharing
    

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33. Deming’s 85/15 rule
    Worker Effectiveness
    System
    Worker's Skill
    

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34. Mob Programming Practices
    First Space Shuttle Mission – Columbia – STS-1 – April 12, 1981
    

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35. Use a Mob Programming Tool
    http://mobster.cc/
    

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36. Short Switching Intervals
    Start with seven minutes
    

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37. Disciplined Break Taking
    via the Pomodoro Technique
    Taking Breaks in a Disciplined Way – Tim Ottinger
    

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38. Pair Mob Programming with TDD
    Fast feedback cycles and
    team-based flow supports
    working a small batches
    and taking breaks
    

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39. Strong-Style Pairing Model
    For an idea to go from your head into the computer
    it MUST go through someone else’s hands.
    -Llewellyn Falco – The Strong-Style Pairing Golden Rule
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40. Full Team Participation
    

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41. Pressure to Split the Mob
    “We need to go
    faster, let’s work
    individually or in
    smaller groups”
    

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42. Individual Work Feels Faster But …
    • Increases WIP
    • Increases defects / rework
    • Increases time in meetings
    • Increases Handoffs
    • Increases non-value add activities
    Slows down the flow of work
    Work in Process Trap
    

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43. Waste Snake
    Improving daily work is even more important
    than doing daily work.
    -Gene Kim - The DevOps Handbook
    

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44. Learnings Board
    

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45. Avoid Runaway Drivers
    

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46. Debate in Code
    When unsure what direction to go
    try both versions AND THEN debate
    the merits.
    Don’t get lost in abstract discussion
    Nasa Scientists posing for Life Magazine in 1961 in front of board of calculations
    

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47. Shared Team Settings
    Streamline working together by having shared
    key mappings and settings
    

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48. Invite the Bosses
    Having managers experience the team’s impediments in real-
    time will help them address organizational causes
    

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49. https://www.meetup.com/PhillyXP
    

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50. For More Information
    http://bit.ly/barcamp-philly-mob-programming
    @asciamanna @ngoede
    

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