A Developers Primer to Managing Developers

Session from DrupalCon Austin 2014 - Recording here: https://austin2014.drupal.org/session/developers-primer-managing-developers

Transcript

1. A Developers Primer to Managing Developers @joe ~$> echo “joe shindelar - @eojthebrave” php[tek] Chicago - 2015 https://joind.in/13753
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3. I’m a developer
4. Who are you?
5. Here’s what we’re going to talk about 1. Things that motivate developers. 2. Drupalize.Me process, changes, and
 their impact on the team. 3. Some other sudo random tid-bits. 4. goto: 1
6. A ticket is the same as a todo is the same as a task is the same as an actionable item I can work on.
7. Motivation
8. I kick ass when I’m having fun.
9. I kick ass when I’m having fun. challenged engaged learning
10. Made with love. Just like mom’s $_COOKIE[‘peanut_butter’]
11. Not all developers are created equal so know what each person on your team finds
 /[fun|challenging|awesome]/i
12. What motivates /[you|me]/? Tell your PM, tell your boss. Tell your co-workers.
13. “You can’t always get what you want … but if you try sometimes … you just might find … you get what you need” - Sir Michael Philip Jagger
14. _ _ _ __| |_ __ _ _ _ __ __ _| (_)_______ _ __ ___ ___ / _| | '__| | | | '_ \ / _ | | |_ / _ \ | '_ ' _ \ / _ \ | (_| | | | |_| | |_) | (_| | | |/ / __/_| | | | | | __/ \__._|_| \__._| .__/ \__,_|_|_/___\___(_)_| |_| |_|\___| |_| • 2-6 person team with varying hours. • Buckets of tickets organized by
 milestones – really just a date. • 2 week sprints. • PM focused on assigning tickets
 based on estimated hours to complete. v 1.0
15. _ _ _ __| |_ __ _ _ _ __ __ _| (_)_______ _ __ ___ ___ / _| | '__| | | | '_ \ / _ | | |_ / _ \ | '_ ' _ \ / _ \ | (_| | | | |_| | |_) | (_| | | |/ / __/_| | | | | | __/ \__._|_| \__._| .__/ \__,_|_|_/___\___(_)_| |_| |_|\___| |_| • 2-6 person team with varying hours. • Buckets of tickets organized by goals. • Developers choose any ticket they want
 to work on. • 1 week sprints. • PM focuses on removing blockers and
 aiding team communication. v 1.2
16. Your process shouldn’t be the same, but here are some of the big wins we encountered and more importantly the lessons they taught us.
17. Project management methodologies sell books. They don’t solve problems.
18. Process should be fluid
19. A good process will motivate developers to do good work.
20. Words Are Powerful <img src=“ ” />
21. self::assignTask() • Working on things that I can
 self-identify as being
 /[fun|challenging|engaging]/i* • Higher satisfaction in completed work. • Better overall communication about
 who is doing what. * most of the time
22. Roadmaps / Structured Chaos • Define big picture goals. • Provide a rallying point for the team. • Created by the team and continuously maintained. • Allow anyone to sandbox an idea.
23. Lessons / Gains • Better tickets. • Better understanding of what constitutes broken. • Increased understanding of overall project priorities. • I’m an adult.
24. “Great teams, it turns out, begin with a shared vision – a unified, clearly articulated belief about the software they're creating.” - Paul Roberts paraphrasing Tim Mcarthy
25. Oracle: Multiple Alternatives Program (MAP)
26. Continuous Deployment I want others (and myself) to be able to benefit from the work I’m doing ASAP.
27. It’s not
 always pretty. But we change it
 when we need to.
28. goto: 7 1. I want to do my best work. 2. I’m more productive when I work on things I can self-identify as being a good fit for me. 3. The more I know about the mission and vision the better I’ll do at helping to achieve it. 4. Process should be fluid. 5. I’m motivated by $_COOKIES
29. Document your process POST: /api/v1/ask-question - name (string): Name of person asking the question. - query (string): The question you need answered. - priority (int): 0-9 how soon do you need an answer?
30. Process should be fluid
31. Keep your documentation up-to-date
32. Improving communication
 between us
33. Don’t make me context switch.
34. $_COOKIES!
35. But seriously.
 Please don’t.
36. Emergency Classification System @W5Coaching: https://twitter.com/W5Coaching/status/466309417592696833/photo/1
37. The PM
 Abstraction Layer
38. “Management,is about human beings. Its task is to make people capable of joint performance, to make their strengths effective and their weaknesses irrelevant.” - Peter Drucker
39. Recap • Know what motivates your team and yourself. Then leverage it. • Recognize when your process curbs motivation/morale. • Allow your process to change and document it when it does.
40. Thanks @joe ~$> echo “joe shindelar - @eojthebrave” https://joind.in/13753