SPA2005 session: Coaching Software Development Teams | |||
| One-line description: | Techniques you can use to help your team without irritating them | ||
| Session format: | Tutorial [read about the different session types] | ||
| Abstract: | When we first get into software development, we concentrate on technical skill. We learn how to program, how to debug, and how to design effectively. If we are lucky, we work in an environment where most of that work isn't wasted effort. Most of us gradually realize that we are sensitively dependent on our team. The way that we interact with our coworkers, and they interact with each other, can make work productive and fun, or wasteful and hellish. In this tutorial, I'll outline techniques you can use to help software development teams overcome obstacles, gain confidence, and work well with their surrounding organization. You'll learn when to use them, and more importantly, when not to as you work with your coworkers to make your team more fun, effective, and humane. | ||
| Audience background: | This tutorial is for people who are designated coaches in software development organizations, and team members who want to work in a healthier environment. There are no technical prerequisites for this tutorial. But, attendees should have experience with interpersonal obstacles on their teams. | ||
| Benefits of participating: | This tutorial will outline a series of techniques you can use to make your work life healthier and give you guidance about what can be easily changed and what can't. | ||
| Materials provided: | A set of tutorial notes. | ||
| Process: | 00:00 - 00:30 - Coaching and Change - the ground rules 00:30 - 01:00 - Organizational Values/Personal Values - The Life of a Team - Personal Stances of Team Members 01:00 - 01:30 - Exercise: Stance Role Playing 01:30 - 02:00 - Politics, Transformative Cliques, Manipulation 02:00 - 02:30 - Discussion | ||
| Outputs: | Tutorial notes will be available online afterward. | ||
| History: | None | ||
| Presenters | |||
| 1. Michael Feathers Object Mentor |
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