Mob Programming - Whole Team Collaboration - Drexel University

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.

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1. Mob Programming whole team collaboration - October 10, 2018 Nick Goede // Anthony Sciamanna @ngoede @asciamanna
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
3. What is Mob Programming? Mission Control Center, Houston, 1965
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 “ ”
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
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
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
9. Hunter Industries – Mob Programming 2012
10. Hunter Industries – Mob Programming 2016
11. Adoption has increased significantly since 2011
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…
13. This can’t possibly work!!!
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
15. What are the Bottlenecks? Solving Problems Communication Waste (muda) Rework
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
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
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
19. Rework Bugs in Production Failed Releases / Hotfixes Work Moving Backwards Unplanned Work (Failure Demand)
20. Solve Problems Communicate Minimize Waste Minimize Rework Mob programming helps teams effectively…
21. Non-Existent on Beginner Agile Teams
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 “ ”
23. Why is it Important? Mission Operations Control Room (MOCR) at the conclusion of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission
24. Limit Work in Process (WIP)
25. Avoid Handoffs
26. 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Wait Time % Resource Busy Wait Time = %Busy / %Idle
27. Keep work flowing in the RIGHT direction
29. Multiple Brains Write Better Code
31. Deming’s 85/15 rule Worker Effectiveness System Worker's Skill
32. Mob Programming Practices First Space Shuttle Mission – Columbia – STS-1 – April 12, 1981
33. Use a Mob Programming Tool http://mobster.cc/
34. Short Switching Intervals Start with seven minutes
35. Disciplined Break Taking via the Pomodoro Technique Taking Breaks in a Disciplined Way – Tim Ottinger
36. Pair Mob Programming with TDD Fast feedback cycles and team-based flow supports working a small batches and taking breaks
37. 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 “ ”
38. Full Team Participation
39. Pressure to Split the Mob “We need to go faster, let’s work individually or in smaller groups”
40. 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
41. Waste Snake Improving daily work is even more important than doing daily work. -Gene Kim - The DevOps Handbook
42. Learnings Board
43. Avoid Runaway Drivers
44. 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
45. Shared Team Settings Streamline working together by having shared key mappings and settings
46. Invite the Bosses Having managers experience the team’s impediments in real- time will help them address organizational causes
47. https://www.meetup.com/PhillyXP
48. For More Information http://bit.ly/drexel-mob-programming @asciamanna @ngoede