Refactoring Podcast How to Improve Developer Productivity 📊 — with Kathryn Koehler (Netflix)
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Feb 29, 2024 Explore how Netflix fosters a unique culture, the challenges of developer productivity, the role of platform teams in software development, the importance of detailed planning, and the intricacies of measuring team productivity using AI and customer-centric metrics.
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Netflix Culture: Feedback and Context
- Netflix's culture values candid feedback, enabling any employee to provide input up the chain.
- Context, not control, empowers decision-making at all levels, fostering autonomy.
The Keeper Test
- Netflix uses the "keeper test": if a manager wouldn't fight to keep an employee, they shouldn't be there.
- This approach, while daunting, addresses performance issues quickly and keeps teams strong.
Context, Control, and F&R
- Context not control gets challenging as organizations grow, requiring decisions to move higher up.
- Freedom and Responsibility (F&R) empowers individuals but can also lead to unintended consequences if not carefully managed.