Coffee as Collaboration

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1. Craig Kerstiens & Mattt Thompson Monki Gras — January 31, 2013 Co as Coaboration
4. • 85 people • 21 teams • 5000+ heroku apps • 500+ releases a day • 200+ deploys a day • 100+ public github repos
7. • Move fast and improve over time
8. • Move fast and improve over time • Experiment constantly at a small scale
9. • Move fast and improve over time • Experiment constantly at a small scale • Focus on creating great experiences
11. Working
12. Working Communicating
13. PeopleWare Engineer Survey
14. PeopleWare Engineer Survey “interrupted regularly”
15. PeopleWare Engineer Survey 38% Top Performers “interrupted regularly”
16. PeopleWare Engineer Survey 38% Top Performers 76% Bottom Performers “interrupted regularly”
17. 15 – 20 minutes to get back into flow
18. 2 hours of continuous, uninterrupted work per day
19. Staying Productive • Headphone rule • Caves and commons • Maker’s day
20. Headphone Rule
21. Headphone Rule Headphones On
22. Headphone Rule Headphones On =
23. Headphone Rule Headphones On = DO NOT DISTURB
24. Caves & Commons •Work in Caves •Dwell in Commons
25. Maker’s Day
26. Maker’s Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
27. Maker’s Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday No Meetings
28. Maker’s Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday No Meetings All-Hands Meeting
29. The Allen Curve There is an exponential drop of frequency of communication between engineers as the distance between them increases.
30. Meetings are Evil
31. Staying Connected • Lunch • Beer Club • Coffee
32. Lunch • Catered Everyday • Long Tables (each seat ≥ 12) • Eclectic Variety
33. Beer Club • Fridays @ 4:30 • Gourmet Spread • Really Good Beer (and whiskey)
34. Coffee
35. Coffee • ≥ 2 servings
36. Coffee • ≥ 2 servings • 10 – 15 minutes
37. Coffee • ≥ 2 servings • 10 – 15 minutes • Learnable / Teachable Craft
38. Challenges
39. Challenges • Remote Employees
40. Challenges • Remote Employees • Tool & Service Consolidation
41. Challenges • Remote Employees • Tool & Service Consolidation • Dunbar’s Number (~ 150)
42. Craig Kerstiens & Mattt Thompson Monki Gras — January 31, 2013 Co as Coaboration