Productivity, Prioritisation, and Progress, how to Move Things Forward

This desk is part of the attendee preparation for our workshop Leading Engineering Teams For New Managers.

It's the context for Day 4: Productivity, Prioritisation, and Progress. How to Move Things Forward. For the video and transcript to go with these slides, check out its resources page on our site.

Transcript

1. Productivity, prioritisation, and progress Blackmill
2. Productivity 1. Focus on Value 2. Deliver Value 3. Optimise Value 4. Optimise for Systems Blackmill 2
3. Focus on Value • This is a team culture shift • See progress from business perspective • Redirect teams when needed Blackmill 3
4. Deliver Value • Team skills shift over time • Ship on market cadence • Capture value frequently • Reveal obstructions early Blackmill 4
5. Optimise Value • Organisational structure shift • Make excellent product decisions • Eliminate handoffs • Speed decision making Blackmill 5
6. Optimise for Systems • Organisational culture shift • Cross-pollinate perspectives • Stimulate innovation • Optimise value stream Blackmill 6
7. Q: How do teams create realistic roadmaps and stick to them in the face of ever- changing business requirements? Blackmill 7
8. Q: How do teams create realistic roadmaps and stick to them in the face of ever- changing business requirements? A: They don't Blackmill 8
9. You can't stick to your roadmap in those conditions. You have to adapt. You can't plan for adaptation but you can strategise for it. Blackmill 9
10. Strategies for adaptation • Focus, focus, focus • Debate assumptions, not predictions • Establish consistent terminology • Solve toughest problems first • Monitor and measure • Review Blackmill 10
11. Key points 1. Focus on the value you're delivering and optimise for that 2. Accept that the only way forward is adaptation 3. Establish strategies for responding to change Blackmill 11