Tips to improve software development productivity

Tips to improve software development productivity

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1. 10 or so tips to increase productivity
2. Hello! I AM PATROKLOS PAPAPETROU I am here because I love Swedish coffee . You can find me at: @ppapapetrou76
3. 97% of conferences attendees don't care about speakers bio
4. 1. Productivity / Development Speed Everyone cares about it. Everyone tries to improve. The simple things will make the difference
5. “ Contrary to what I might have guessed, taking regular breaks from mental tasks actually improves your creativity and productivity. Tom Rath http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Rath
6. Increase productivity. Why? ◉ Brilliant ideas die every day because they don't reach the market on time ◉ Companies want to build software products faster ◉ People enjoy to be productive ◉ Time is Money
7. TIME IS THE HARDEST TO FIND RESOURCE
8. Time is always running We can not /should not work more than 6-8 hours/day Still projects have to be delivered on-time
9. 2. Software Development Activities Things we do every day and we don't realize how much they affect the software development speed
10. Software development activities POSITIVE IMPACT Following the activities of this list the productivity of the development team will constantly increase NEGATIVE IMPACT The activities of this category will affect negatively the development speed. POSITIVE UP TO A POINT Some activities are good and will improve productivity but if you over- exercise them, they will start producing the opposite effect.
11. SKILLS & EXPERIENCE • Self-learners • Training sessions • Conferences • Previous work experience • Be a domain expert
12. BE FOCUSED / HAVE PACE • IM/Notification systems/social media • Unstable teams • Working environment • Multi-tasking
14. SOFTWARE COMPLEXITY • Inexperienced developers • Skills • Refactoring • TDD/BDD • Technical Debt • Lucky Luke
15. Process? Who cares about process. I can code faster than my shadow
16. LET'S REWRITE THIS CRAP! • Clear requirements • Poor UX/Developer transition • Defects • New frameworks hunting • Do the right things
17. WORK – LIFE BALANCE • Sports / activities / hobbies outside of the work environment • Sports / activities inside the work environment • Overtime
18. ADDING BUSINESS VALUE • Feature Prioritization • Mentoring • Refactoring • Sports in work • Trainings • Meetings
19. “ How many times did you leave a meeting thinking:”Woaoh, that was an awesome meeting!”?
20. RED-ALERT SITUATIONS • Passion • Overtime • Deadlines • Technical Debt
22. Thanks! ANY QUESTIONS? You can find me at: @ppapapetrou76 Rate this presentation at : https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/J8LFS6V