Coffee as Collaboration

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   Craig Kerstiens & Mattt Thompson Monki Gras — January 31,

   2013 Co as Coaboration
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   • 85 people • 21 teams • 5000+ heroku apps

   • 500+ releases a day • 200+ deploys a day • 100+ public github repos
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   • Move fast and improve over time

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   • Move fast and improve over time • Experiment constantly

   at a small scale
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   • Move fast and improve over time • Experiment constantly

   at a small scale • Focus on creating great experiences
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    Working

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    Working Communicating

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    PeopleWare Engineer Survey

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    PeopleWare Engineer Survey “interrupted regularly”

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    PeopleWare Engineer Survey 38% Top Performers “interrupted regularly”

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    PeopleWare Engineer Survey 38% Top Performers 76% Bottom Performers “interrupted

    regularly”
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    15 – 20 minutes to get back into flow

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    2 hours of continuous, uninterrupted work per day

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    Staying Productive • Headphone rule • Caves and commons •

    Maker’s day
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    Headphone Rule

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    Headphone Rule Headphones On

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    Headphone Rule Headphones On =

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    Headphone Rule Headphones On = DO NOT DISTURB

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    Caves & Commons •Work in Caves •Dwell in Commons

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    Maker’s Day

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    Maker’s Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

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    Maker’s Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday No Meetings

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    Maker’s Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday No Meetings All-Hands

    Meeting
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    The Allen Curve There is an exponential drop of frequency

    of communication between engineers as the distance between them increases.
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    Meetings are Evil

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    Staying Connected • Lunch • Beer Club • Coffee

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    Lunch • Catered Everyday • Long Tables (each seat ≥

    12) • Eclectic Variety
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    Beer Club • Fridays @ 4:30 • Gourmet Spread •

    Really Good Beer (and whiskey)
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    Coffee

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    Coffee • ≥ 2 servings

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    Coffee • ≥ 2 servings • 10 – 15 minutes

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    Coffee • ≥ 2 servings • 10 – 15 minutes

    • Learnable / Teachable Craft
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    Challenges

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    Challenges • Remote Employees

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    Challenges • Remote Employees • Tool & Service Consolidation

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    Challenges • Remote Employees • Tool & Service Consolidation •

    Dunbar’s Number (~ 150)
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    Craig Kerstiens & Mattt Thompson Monki Gras — January 31,

    2013 Co as Coaboration