Innovation at Scale

An overview of an experimental workflow used to foster innovation within large development teams. Presented as a lightning talk at Manchester Tech Nights April 2015.

Transcript

1. INNOVATION AT SCALE
2. GOAL Deliver value under existing constraints using fresh ideas relative to market
3. LARGER DEV TEAMS?
4. RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ROI ON TRYING SOMETHING NEW MAINTAINING FOCUS
5. INNOVATION WEEK Experimental workflow Incubator style Projects proposed by development team 3-5 team members Production ready vs. Proof-of-Concept
6. SHAREABLE RESULTS
7. CHOICES Change in environment Minimum upfront planning Simple definition of MVP
8. ADVANTAGES T-shaped skillset Faster decisions Less meetings More whiteboad sessions
9. DAY 1 MVP COMPLETE
10. DAY 2 FILTERED RESULTS
11. DAY 3 OPENGRAPH & TWITTER CARDS
12. DAY 4 URL SHORTENING
13. DAY 5
14. SUMMARY Shippable feature within a week Better ownership (not just code) Excellent for testing new ideas Continued workflow with single stream
15. THANKS!