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DRIVING
TECHNICAL
CHANGE
            Terrence Ryan
DOES THIS SOUND
   FAMILIAR?
THE PROCESS
•  Identify the Skeptics
•  Match to countering tactics
•  Tactics implement Strategy
The People in your Neighborhood




SKEPTICS
THESE ARE
CARICATURES.
PEOPLE ARE MUCH
MORE COMPLEX
THIS IS A WAY OF
UNDERSTANDING
THEM
UNINFORMED
•  Symptoms
   –  Don’t know
•  Cause
   –  Never came across it
•  Prognosis
   –  Easy to change
   –  Initial change likely to be
      other persona
HERD
•  Symptoms
   –  “No one told us to use the
      technique.”
   –  “Are we allowed to do
      that?”
•  Cause
   –  Look to a strong leader to
      tell them what to do
•  Prognosis
   –  Easiest to change
   –  You have to be willing to
      lead
THE CYNIC
•  Symptoms
   –  Have not tried technique
   –  Question effectiveness
   –  Question degree of
      effectiveness
•  Cause
   –  Doubt without proof
   –  Trying to score points
•  Prognosis
   –      ey can be converted with
        miles and miles of proof
THE BURNED
•  Symptoms
   –  Had past failures with
      technique.
•  Cause
   –  Umm… Past failures
•  Prognosis
   –  Hard to change
   –  Can be done if you prove
      previous implementation
      was
       •  misapplied
       •  awed
       •  de cient
THE TIME CRUNCHED
•  Symptoms
   –  “I don’t have time for it”
•  Cause
   –  Do not believe they can
      afford the time to learn
      and implement
•  Prognosis
   –      ey can be converted if
        you prove that technique
        will save them time
THE BOSS
•  Symptoms
   –  Don’t care about this
      level of detail
•  Cause
   –  Not really their bailiwick
•  Prognosis
   –  Hit or miss
   –  Make your solution a x
      to their problems
THE IRRATIONAL
•  Symptoms
   –  Resist any a empts to
      introduce method
   –  Hides as another type
   –  Brings up objections that
      don’t conform with
      previous behavior
•  Cause
   –  Doesn’t ma er
•  Prognosis
   –  Can’t change, don’t worry
What to Focus on




TACTICS
EXPERTISE
•  Use these techniques for yourself
•  Don’t wait for your organization
•  Gain an expertise not just a familiarity
EXPERTISE - PERSONAS
•  Effective on:
  –  Uninformed
  –  Herd
  –  Cynic
  –  Burned
DELIVERY
•  Be passionate
•  Don’t be zealous
•  “Have you tried…” vs “You should…”
DELIVERY- PERSONAS
•  Effective on:
  –  Uninformed
  –  Cynic
  –  Burned
  –  Irrational
  –  Boss
DEMONSTRATE
•  Show, don’t tell
•  Write an application in a weekend
•  Solve a group problem
DEMONSTRATE- PERSONAS
•  Effective on:
  –  Uninformed
  –  Herd
  –  Time Crunched
  –  Cynic
  –  Burned
  –  Boss
COMPROMISE
•  Be passionate
•  Don’t be zealous
•  “Have you tried…” vs “You should…”
COMPROMISE- PERSONAS
•  Effective on:
  –  Uninformed
  –  Cynic
  –  Burned
  –  Irrational
  –  Boss
SYNERGY
•  Connect implementing your technique with a
   larger concern
  –  Security
  –  Regulations Compliance
SYNERGY- PERSONAS
•  Effective on:
  –  Boss
PRESSURE
•  Network Externalities
  –  Electronic peer pressure
  –  Create a solution that people really need that relies
     on your technique
PRESSURE- PERSONAS
•  Effective on:
  –  Uninformed
  –  Herd
  –  Time Crunched
  –  Cynic
  –  Burned
BRIDGING
•  Create something enticing that is halfway
   between where you are and where you want to
   be
  –  Bridging Framework
BRIDGING- PERSONAS
•  Effective on:
  –  Time-Crunched
  –  Herd
PUBLICITY
•  Get your code reviewed
•  Open Source your solution
•  Apply for awards
PUBLICITY- PERSONAS
•  Effective on:
  –  Uninformed
  –  Cynic
  –  Burned
  –  Boss
TRUST
•  Be honest
•  Don’t lie by:
   –  omission
   –  spin
•  Avoid FUD
TRUST- PERSONAS
•  Effective on:
  –  Healthy Cynic
  –  Burned
  –  Irrational
What to do big picture wise.




STRATEGY
IGNORE THE HOSTILE
HARNESS THE
 CONVERTED
CONVINCE
MANAGEMENT
Now what?




CONCLUSIONS
QUESTIONS?
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