You are the world
champion!
How to improve your team synergy
w/The Attitude Model
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Joop Lammerts
developer.procurios.com
@jlammerts
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Formula 1 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix
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Trust your team
and you’ll become
world champion
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The Double Design Diamond
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The Attitude Model
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Divergent
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Convergent
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A pop quiz
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A the start of the project I tend to...
A) Work out some details and start coding to get a
better understanding
B) Think big and work out the general picture
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While coding
A) I regularly throw code away and start over
B) I only start coding when I see the bigger picture
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I can easily talk and type at the same time
A) Agree
B) Disagree
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When someone shares an idea with me, I
tend to
A) Get ideas of my own
B) See potential problems and risks
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When I face an obstacle I tend to
A) Park it and work on something else for a bit
B) Sit down and get to the bottom of it
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Divergent
A
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Convergent
B
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Divergent
Tend to be…
● Open
● Optimistic and curious
● Quick, sloppy and careless
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Convergent
Tend to be...
● Closed
● Pessimistic and inquisitive
● Paced, diligent and careful
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My Team - during a sprint
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So, the next sprint
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To take with you
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While coding
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While coding
Be Explicit
Pair or mob program
A new strategy: Let the divergent start
Work in pomodoro’s
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In a meeting
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In a meeting
Be Explicit
Work in 25 minutes, set a timer
Explore, choose, design (build)
Even per PBI
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Modeling
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Modeling
Be Explicit
Let the divergent think of options
Choose the most less bad option
Learn and repeat the process