Engineering Culture by InfoQ

In this podcast, Shane Hastie speaks to Portia Tung, founder of the School of Play, author and executive coach, about the critical importance of play in the workplace. Why listen to this podcast: - Culture is defined by what people say and think, based on what’s expected of them and the environment they are in - You don’t change culture – you grow it. Culture is emergent based on the ingredients you put into the mix for growing it - The high rates of depression and burnout in high-tech organisations - The opposite of depression is play - Ways to incorporate play into work lives - Work should give us a clear purpose, play unleashes creativity – surely the two belong together More on this: Quick scan our curated show notes on InfoQ http://bit.ly/2pB6zO7 You can also subscribe to the InfoQ newsletter to receive weekly updates on the hottest topics from professional software development. bit.ly/24x3IVq Subscribe: www.youtube.com/infoq Like InfoQ on Facebook: bit.ly/2jmlyG8 Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/InfoQ Follow on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/infoq Want to see extented shownotes? Check the landing page on InfoQ: http://bit.ly/2pB6zO7

Shane Hastie spoke to Chris Matts “The IT Risk Manager”, one of the original thinkers behind Real Options, Feature Injection and Behaviour Driven Development, about BDD, Real Options, Risk Management and the Impact of Culture for Effective Outcomes. Why listen to this podcast: - Real Options is about translating the ideas from financial risk management into IT projects - Understanding that things go wrong and that what is thought of as the last responsible moment is often actually too late and is in fact an irresponsible moment - Most of the challenges to agile adoption are far above the level of the delivery team - Introducing a simple governance framework which supports an agile culture - The difference between the community of needs and the community of solutions, and the need for both More on this: Quick scan our curated show notes on InfoQ http://bit.ly/2pes3jD You can also subscribe to the InfoQ newsletter to receive weekly updates on the hottest topics from professional software development. bit.ly/24x3IVq Subscribe: www.youtube.com/infoq Like InfoQ on Facebook: bit.ly/2jmlyG8 Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/InfoQ Follow on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/infoq Want to see extented shownotes? Check the landing page on InfoQ: http://bit.ly/2pes3jD

Shane Hastie, Lead Editor in the Culture & Methods area, spoke to Susan Rose and Aileen Palmer of Grandview Prep about their experiences using Scrum in their school environment. Why listen to this podcast: • Taking on Agile & Scrum as a way to get things happening more effectively in the school • Agile/Scrum is a natural fit for the education environment • These are skills which students will take with them and are crucial to success in the 21st century workplace • Not imposed as a mandate, rather adoption has been a voluntary pull approach • The importance of all stakeholders buying in to the change, and acknowledging the need for improvement You can also subscribe to the InfoQ newsletter to receive weekly updates on the hottest topics from professional software development. bit.ly/24x3IVq Subscribe: www.youtube.com/infoq Like InfoQ on Facebook: bit.ly/2jmlyG8 Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/InfoQ Follow on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/infoq

In this podcast Shane Hastie, InfoQ Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Betty Zakheim, VP of Industrial Strategy for Tasktop and treating software development as a value stream which starts with an idea and goes through to getting feedback from real customers. Why listen to this podcast: - We often forget about the aspects of the requirements which are beyond the written word - Debunking the stereotypes of software developmentUsing the Definition of Done to encourage shifting responsibilities and agile practices left and right of the development team - The intent and promise of DevOps is to see the business of software development as a holistic business process from ideation through to production and feedback loops - The ideal stand-alone, cross-functional team is probably not possible in complex organizations - The currencies of communication – how we speak to each other across disciplines and how we convey information to each other across the value stream More on this: Quick scan our curated show notes on InfoQ http://bit.ly/2ouUWIy You can also subscribe to the InfoQ newsletter to receive weekly updates on the hottest topics from professional software development. bit.ly/24x3IVq Subscribe: www.youtube.com/infoq Like InfoQ on Facebook: bit.ly/2jmlyG8 Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/InfoQ Follow on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/infoq Want to see extented shownotes? Check the landing page on InfoQ: http://bit.ly/2ouUWIy

In this podcast, recorded at the Agile New Zealand conference, Shane Hastie, InfoQ Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Kaila Colbin from the Ministry of Awesome and Singularity University about the Nature of Technological Innovation and the Implications for Society Why listen to this podcast: - The nature of technological innovation and the implications for society - The doubling curve which shows how innovations advance (eg Moore’s Law) - The doubling in price-performance trend applies to any technology once it becomes information enabled - The convergence of multiple technologies which are on a doubling curve - Technology advances because of usefulness – the more useful something becomes the more we invest in it - These technologies need a more robust conversation than what we are currently having in society - The ethical obligations of programmers – consciously exploring the implications of the work that we do; will the code we write have a net contribution to humanity - Even if your job is safe – what is the implication of living in a society with massive inequality, political and social unrest and economic instability? More on this: Quick scan our curated show notes on InfoQ http://bit.ly/2nGTcL9 You can also subscribe to the InfoQ newsletter to receive weekly updates on the hottest topics from professional software development. bit.ly/24x3IVq Subscribe: www.youtube.com/infoq Like InfoQ on Facebook: bit.ly/2jmlyG8 Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/InfoQ Follow on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/infoq Want to see extented shownotes? Check the landing page on InfoQ: http://bit.ly/2nGTcL9

In this podcast, recorded at the Agile New Zealand conference in November 2016, Shane Hastie, InfoQ Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to David West, CEO and Product Owner of Scrum.org, about the history of Scrum, the importance of empiricism and improving the profession of software delivery. Why listen to this podcast: - Between 12 and 15 million people use Scrum on a daily basis - Scrum.org’s mission is about improving the profession of software delivery, not having more people use the Scrum framework - Empiricism and the scientific method are fundamental to being a professional in an industry - The Scrum delivery team needs to include “all the skills you need to deliver working software” into the hands of end users so operations and deployment skills are a crucial part of Scrum - To enable teams to be successful, management needs to provide absolute clarity of the objective, move out of the way of the teams and support the ScrumMaster in removing impediments - The moral responsibility of software professionals to show integrity in their work More on this: Quick scan our curated show notes on InfoQ http://bit.ly/2n6NpxS You can also subscribe to the InfoQ newsletter to receive weekly updates on the hottest topics from professional software development. bit.ly/24x3IVq Subscribe: www.youtube.com/infoq Like InfoQ on Facebook: bit.ly/2jmlyG8 Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/InfoQ Follow on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/infoq Want to see extented shownotes? Check the landing page on InfoQ: http://bit.ly/2n6NpxS

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor in the Culture & Methods area, spoke to Richard Kasperowski at the QCon San Francisco conference. Why listen to this podcast: - Agile is not new, and the ideas help organisations focus on building the right thing and building it right - High performing teams have some specific characteristics which can be measured - Over 200 different things have been identified as “the one thing” needed for high performance - All the research shows that the social/cultural factors are more important than technical skills for high performance - The behaviour patterns of the Core Protocols seem to cause high performing teams - To work well as a high performing team, the members must be able to connect with each other effectively More on this: Quick scan our curated show notes on InfoQ http://bit.ly/2mkjFtM You can also subscribe to the InfoQ newsletter to receive weekly updates on the hottest topics from professional software development. bit.ly/24x3IVq Subscribe: www.youtube.com/infoq Like InfoQ on Facebook: bit.ly/2jmlyG8 Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/InfoQ Follow on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/infoq Want to see extented shownotes? Check the landing page on InfoQ: http://bit.ly/2mkjFtM

In our podcast this week Shane Hastie speaks to Michael Lopp, VP of Engineering at Slack, about intentional culture and continuous delivery. Why listen to this podcast: - Leadership is a craft that needs to be learned - Characteristics and common challenges of high-growth startups - Aspects of culture include how do we get things done, how do we treat each other, how do we make decisions, who has power and influence, what are the things that we value? - The importance of making values explicit and experiential - The importance of the small group of influencers in any organisation who spread the culture to others More on this: Quick scan our curated show notes on InfoQ http://bit.ly/2mP3Qjj You can also subscribe to the InfoQ newsletter to receive weekly updates on the hottest topics from professional software development. bit.ly/24x3IVq Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/infoq Like InfoQ on Facebook: http://bit.ly/2jmlyG8 Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/InfoQ Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/infoq Want to see extented shownotes? Check the landing page on InfoQ: http://bit.ly/2mP3Qjj

Ted DesMaisons, an expert in mindfulness and improvisation, joins Lisa Rowland to explore how improvisation transcends the stage into everyday teamwork. They discuss the power of saying 'yes' and embracing uncertainty to enhance collaboration. The conversation highlights how improv fosters trust, creativity, and agility in both personal and professional settings, making it accessible for everyone, including introverts. By applying these principles, teams can thrive in dynamic environments and cultivate a culture of exploration and resilience.

In this podcast Ben Linders, an InfoQ editor in the Culture & Methods area, spoke to Lianping Chen of Paddy Power about their adoption of continuous delivery. Why listen to this podcast: - An introduction to continuous delivery - It is possible and feasible to go faster while maintaining and improving the quality of the products being built - The benefits from adopting continuous delivery include reduced time from completing development to getting product into production and getting faster customer feedback - The way you elicit and represent requirements also needs to change when adopting continuous delivery - Implementing continuous delivery needs significant investment in time and money – don’t underestimate the costs involved and plan the adoption to deliver benefits early and get some quick wins More on this: Quick scan our curated show notes on InfoQ http://bit.ly/2mgLhA8 You can also subscribe to the InfoQ newsletter to receive weekly updates on the hottest topics from professional software development. bit.ly/24x3IVq