Bridging the Gap: can devs and nondevs work on the same team?

Women Who Code Lightning Talks, Oct. 25, 2011, at Parisoma! Sarah Jane Morris gives us tips on how to work with your team.

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1. Bridging the Gap Can devs and non-devs be on the same team?
2. Who am I? @SarahJaneMorris
3. Who am I? Online marketing/project management background, working with dev teams for 7+ years @SarahJaneMorris
4. Who am I? Online marketing/project management background, working with dev teams for 7+ years Now managing a developer community at Context.IO and learning how to code @SarahJaneMorris
5. Who am I? Online marketing/project management background, working with dev teams for 7+ years Now managing a developer community at Context.IO and learning how to code Inspired by Community Manager Breakfast on collaborating with devs @SarahJaneMorris
6. What gap?
7. Silos and Culture
8. Silos and Culture Does your company foster a culture of collaboration or are teams in silos?
9. Silos and Culture Does your company foster a culture of collaboration or are teams in silos? How can you encourage collaboration?
10. “Commander’s Intent”
11. “Commander’s Intent” "The commander's stated vision which defines the purpose of an operation, the end state with respect to the relationship among the force, the enemy and the terrain; it must enable subordinates to quickly grasp the successful end.”
12. “Commander’s Intent” "The commander's stated vision which defines the purpose of an operation, the end state with respect to the relationship among the force, the enemy and the terrain; it must enable subordinates to quickly grasp the successful end.” In a nutshell: everyone works towards the same goal
13. Daily Scrum
14. Daily Scrum 15 mins daily to recap what was done the day before, what’s coming that day, ensuring it’s in line with Commander’s Intent
15. Daily Scrum 15 mins daily to recap what was done the day before, what’s coming that day, ensuring it’s in line with Commander’s Intent Devs and non-devs should all contribute, outcomes should be communicated
16. Share Successes/Wins
17. Share Successes/Wins Did a bug fix delight a customer? Customer service should share the win.
18. Share Successes/Wins Did a bug fix delight a customer? Customer service should share the win. Has a new feature increased adoption? Marketing should yell it from the rooftops.
19. Share Successes/Wins Did a bug fix delight a customer? Customer service should share the win. Has a new feature increased adoption? Marketing should yell it from the rooftops. Did a PM make a devs day easier by reprioritizing something? They need a cupcake.
20. Have fun!
21. Have fun! Reserve some time for fun: lulzy chat rooms top share memes, beers after work, foosball
22. <3 Eachother, Ladies!
23. <3 Eachother, Ladies! Typical gender divides in dev/non-dev communities
24. <3 Eachother, Ladies! Typical gender divides in dev/non-dev communities Non-dev ladies: <3 and support your lady devs!
25. <3 Eachother, Ladies! Typical gender divides in dev/non-dev communities Non-dev ladies: <3 and support your lady devs! Check for subconscious influence: just because you suffered on the way to success, doesn’t mean other women have to
26. <3 Eachother, Ladies! Typical gender divides in dev/non-dev communities Non-dev ladies: <3 and support your lady devs! Check for subconscious influence: just because you suffered on the way to success, doesn’t mean other women have to We’re all women in tech, let’s look out for each other! (we’ll help bring the dudes together while we’re at it!)
27. <3 Eachother, Ladies! Typical gender divides in dev/non-dev communities Non-dev ladies: <3 and support your lady devs! Check for subconscious influence: just because you suffered on the way to success, doesn’t mean other women have to We’re all women in tech, let’s look out for each other! (we’ll help bring the dudes together while we’re at it!)
28. <3 Eachother, Ladies! Typical gender divides in dev/non-dev communities Non-dev ladies: <3 and support your lady devs! Check for subconscious influence: just because you suffered on the way to success, doesn’t mean other women have to We’re all women in tech, let’s look out for each other! (we’ll help bring the dudes together while we’re at it!)
29. Thank you! http://sarah-janemorris.com @SarahJaneMorris sarah-jane@context.io http://github.com/sarahjanemorris