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of Software Developers Fallacies

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My name is Todd Kaufman Please tweet me @toddkaufman & Say [email protected]

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We don’t have a problem with software development!

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The United States economy loses $50-$150 billion per year due to failed IT projects. - Gallup Business Review

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One in six IT projects have an average cost overrun of 200% and a schedule overrun of 70% - Harvard Business Review

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Fewer than a third of all projects were successfully completed on time and on budget over the past year. - Standish Group

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75% of business and IT executives anticipate their software projects will fail. - Geneca

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Where I work doesn’t matter

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When I work doesn’t matter

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Ego/Cognitive Depletion

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8:00am - Start Coding

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8:45am - Find Bug

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9:30am - Standup Meeting

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10:00am - Draft Email

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10:30am - All hands meeting

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90 Minutes focused 20 minutes off

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Embrace a longer break

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Separate Work Appropriately

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12 hours a day doesn’t work

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Don’t assume 9am - 5pm

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Who I work with doesn’t matter

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“Negativity kills innovation” - Venkat Subramaniam

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Values

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Driven Continuous Improvement Open and Honest Empathetic Autonomous Accountable Knowledge Sharing

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Purpose

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Shipping fast is more important than shipping well

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Speed Quality vs

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Speed

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Quality

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Every problem is best solved using

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Progressive Efficient vs

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Efficient

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Progressive

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The most clever solution is the best

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Clever Clear vs

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Clever

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Clear

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Successful Teams Normalize

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Maintenance Costs Build Costs over

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Developers are great at communication!

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“As a matter of fact the software field is dominated by introverts, who typically have difficulty in communicating with the user.”

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“In short, developers are highly competent, driven by technical achievement, and skeptical of everything. These traits make communication challenging.”

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“Bad news isn’t wine. It doesn’t improve with age.” - Colin Powell

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“Sure that’s no problem” - worst developer ever

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My technical skills make my career, I don’t need to worry about empathy

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users

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stakeholders

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#noestimates

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#noestimates = #noempathy

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project managers

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#noestimates = #nobludgeoning

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I don’t need humility I’m the best developer I know!

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Impostor Syndrome

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Dunning Kruger

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I know as much about this business as my client does

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I can’t learn anything from a junior developer

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I’m an architect, I can’t be bothered with coding

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"Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance” - Confucius

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1.) Assume It’s a you problem

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1.) Assume it’s a you problem 2.) Assume it’s not technical

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1.) Assume it’s a you problem 2.) Assume it’s not technology 3.) Enact change

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Say [email protected] @testdouble

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204 DAYS #gobucks

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Thank you! @toddkaufman