Joining The Mob

Software engineers historically have largely worked alone and in a vacuum on key projects. This has caused problems with transparency, creates knowledge towers, increases technical debt, and stifles innovation. Mob Programming has given Clearlink solutions to all of those problems and created benefits that have been unforeseen during our first two years of adopting the practice. From our experiences, we outline some best practices that will be beneficial to all those who wish to also adopt this technique.

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1. Joining the Mob Torrey Powell.
2. About Me • Sr. Director of Software Engineering - Clearlink • 21 years of software engineering experience • 3 years of Mob Programming
3. “End human suffering in the world as it relates to technology” - Richard Sheridan, Author of “Joy Inc.” and CEO of Menlo Innovations
4. “It’s not about getting the MOST out of your team. It’s about getting the BEST out of your team.” - Woody Zuill
5. “Turn UP the good.” - Woody Zuill
6. “Either these people are crazy or they are genius”
7. What is Mob Programming?
9. “For your idea to get into the computer, it must go through someone else’s hands.” - Llewellyn Falco
12. Success depends on the engagement of Product Owners 1 Lessons Learned
13. Success depends on the engagement of Product Owners Give it time 1 2 Lessons Learned
14. Success depends on the engagement of Product Owners Give it time It’s not for everyone 1 2 3 Lessons Learned
15. Success depends on the engagement of Product Owners Give it time It’s not for everyone “Supers stars need not apply” – Joy Inc. 1 2 3 4 Lessons Learned
16. Success depends on the engagement of Product Owners Give it time It’s not for everyone “Supers stars need not apply” – Joy Inc. Be creative with individual recognition 1 2 3 4 5 Lessons Learned
17. “A system is not the sum of the behavior of it parts, it’s the product of their interactions.” - Russel Ackoff
18. Thank you! Torrey Powell Twitter: @torrey_a LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/torrey-powell/