How to Increase Software Developer Productivity

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How to Increase Software Developer Productivity Kim Carter

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I think there is a world market for maybe 5 computers Thomas J Whatson. 1943. Chairman of IBM

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Maximising Quality with Least Spent Improving quality is the best way to increase productivity Bring the quality focus up front

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Maximising Quality with Least Spent

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Maximising Quality with Least Spent

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Maximising Quality with Least Spent

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Maximising Quality with Least Spent Pair Programming

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Maximising Quality with Least Spent TDD

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Maximising Quality with Least Spent Heartbleed, goto fail

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Maximising Quality with Least Spent Test Condition Workshop

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Maximising Quality with Least Spent Optimising your test effort

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Maximising Quality with Least Spent Code Review

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Maximising Quality with Least Spent Coding Standards, Conventions & Guidelines

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Maximising Quality with Least Spent Design is emergent

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Maximising Quality with Least Spent

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People Top Talent 10 - 1 Productivity Going Rogue What do the Most Productive Programmers Look like?

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Soft Tooling, Processes & Practices, Why it Matters Distributed Communication Version Control Work Item Tracking Wiki Build System

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Hard Tooling, Why it Matters Screen Real Estate

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Hard Tooling, Why it Matters Machine Speed

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Hard Tooling, Why it Matters Desk Seating Arrangement

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Continuity of Delivery CI Continuous Deployment Agile processes promote sustainable development Measure and reward fast running tests Measure Cyclomatic Complexity Static Code Analysis Executable Specifications

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Overcoming Red Tape Establish the needs Seek first to understand, then to be understood

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Overcoming Red Tape Relationships Establishing yourself as an expert Build Trust with the Influencers Talk with managers in private

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Overcoming Red Tape Vocal influential Sceptics People's decisions are based on emotions

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Biggest Morale & Productivity killers Undermined Motivation Adding people to Late Project Noisy, Crowded Offices Email Meetings

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Biggest Morale & Productivity killers Context Switching Gerald Weinberg's rule

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Top Developer Motivators In Order Developers love to develop software The Work it self  Variety of Skills (T)  Responsibility, Significance  Task Identity  Consumer and Pair Association  Autonomy

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Top Developer Motivators In Order Ownership / Buy-in Goal Setting Opportunities for Growth Personal Life Technical Leadership

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Recommended Reading  Fearless Change by Mary Lynn Manns & Linda Rising  Living Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg  Culture In The Workplace  BinaryMist blog  Rapid Development by Steve McConnell

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