Webinar given for Agile Testing Days in 2020 Abstract: Back in time, I started out as a strong individual contributor. I loved to have a team around me and collaborate with them, but when it came to doing “my part”, I did it only by myself. I was uncomfortable when another one “peeked over my shoulder” to see what I was doing, or when they even wanted to do it together with me. But then I heard about this strange new approach of mob programming, having the whole team work on the same task, same place, same time, same computer - which was such an unusual idea that it instantly fascinated me. I told my team about it; they surprisingly agreed to give it a try; and it changed our world. Join us on our journey and see what we discovered along the way. Learn how our mobbing experience helped us to start pairing, on various tasks across “disciplines”. This is our story of how the whole team is growing even closer together, constantly learning from each other, while delivering our best.

1. A STORY OF MOB PROGRAMMING,
TESTING AND EVERYTHING LISI HOCKE
@lisihocke

2. @lisihocke

3. 🏁BEGINNING
@lisihocke

4. 🧪🏁BEGINNING
EXPERIMENTS
@lisihocke

5. ❤️🧪🏁BEGINNING
IMPACT
EXPERIMENTS
@lisihocke

6. ❤️ ❓🧪🏁BEGINNING
QUESTIONS
IMPACT
EXPERIMENTS
@lisihocke

7. ❤️ ❓🧪 ☀️🏁BEGINNING EXPERIENCE
QUESTIONS
IMPACT
EXPERIMENTS
@lisihocke

8. HOW THE STORY BEGINS WHAT‘S IN A
MOB?
@lisihocke

9. I‘M A TEAM PLAYER!
@lisihocke

10. … OR RATHER A STRONG INDIVIDUAL
CONTRIBUTOR
@lisihocke

11. PAIR PROGRAMMING!
@lisihocke

12. … MOB PROGRAMMING?
@lisihocke

13. THE MOB IN A NUTSHELL
@lisihocke
WOODY ZUILL
HUNTER INDUSTRIES
“ALL THE BRILLIANT PEOPLE WORKING ON THE
SAME THING, AT THE SAME TIME, IN THE SAME
SPACE, AND ON THE SAME COMPUTER.”

14. THE MOB IN A NUTSHELL
@lisihocke

15. THE MOB IN A NUTSHELL
@lisihocke

16. THE MOB IN A NUTSHELL
@lisihocke

17. THE MOB IN A NUTSHELL
@lisihocke

18. THE MOB IN A NUTSHELL
@lisihocke
CONTRIBUTING
OR LEARNING

19. THE MOB IN A NUTSHELL
@lisihocke
CONTRIBUTING
OR LEARNING
BIAS TO ACTION

20. THE MOB IN A NUTSHELL
@lisihocke
CONTRIBUTING
OR LEARNING
BIAS TO ACTION
YES, AND…

21. THE MOB IN A NUTSHELL
@lisihocke
CONTRIBUTING
OR LEARNING
BIAS TO ACTION
YES, AND…
TREAT EACH OTHER WITH
KINDNESS, CONSIDERATION
AND RESPECT

22. “MOB”? “MOBBING”? REALLY?!
@lisihocke

23. GOODBYE MOB, HELLO ENSEMBLE!
@lisihocke
MAARET PYHÄJÄRVI

24. GOODBYE MOB, HELLO ENSEMBLE!
@lisihocke
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MAARET PYHÄJÄRVI

25. FROM EXPERIMENTING TO
LIVING IT
LET‘S GIVE IT A
TRY!
@lisihocke

26. LET‘S EXPERIMENT!
@lisihocke

27. @lisihocke
OUR VERY FIRST ENSEMBLE

28. @lisihocke
OUR VERY FIRST ENSEMBLE

29. OUR VERY FIRST ENSEMBLE
@lisihocke

30. OUR VERY FIRST ENSEMBLE
@lisihocke

31. OUR VERY FIRST ENSEMBLE
@lisihocke
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32. @lisihocke
HOW THINGS WENT IN REALITY

33. @lisihocke
HOW THINGS WENT IN REALITY
MEETING ROOM
AVAILABILITY

34. @lisihocke
HOW THINGS WENT IN REALITY
MEETING ROOM
AVAILABILITY
DIFFERENT SETUPS

35. @lisihocke
HOW THINGS WENT IN REALITY
MEETING ROOM
AVAILABILITY
DIFFERENT SETUPS
STORY SCOPE

36. @lisihocke
HOW THINGS WENT IN REALITY
MEETING ROOM
AVAILABILITY
DIFFERENT SETUPS
STORY SCOPE
REMOTE PEOPLE

37. @lisihocke
HOW THINGS WENT IN REALITY
MEETING ROOM
AVAILABILITY
DIFFERENT SETUPS
STORY SCOPE
REMOTE PEOPLE
TOO FORMAL

38. WE HAD TO LEARN OUR WAY
@lisihocke
USE OUR OFFICE

39. WE HAD TO LEARN OUR WAY
@lisihocke
USE OUR OFFICE
BECOME FLEXIBLE

40. WE HAD TO LEARN OUR WAY
@lisihocke
USE OUR OFFICE
BECOME FLEXIBLE
ADAPTING ROTATIONS

41. WE HAD TO LEARN OUR WAY
@lisihocke
USE OUR OFFICE
BECOME FLEXIBLE
ADAPTING ROTATIONS
EVERYONE CONTRIBUTES

42. WE HAD TO LEARN OUR WAY
@lisihocke
USE OUR OFFICE
BECOME FLEXIBLE
ADAPTING ROTATIONS
EVERYONE CONTRIBUTES
ENSEMBLE AS NAVIGATOR

43. WE HAD TO LEARN OUR WAY
@lisihocke
USE OUR OFFICE
BECOME FLEXIBLE
ADAPTING ROTATIONS
EVERYONE CONTRIBUTES
ENSEMBLE AS NAVIGATOR
ALLOWING PARTIAL
ENSEMBLES

44. EXPERIMENT DONE, WHAT NOW?
@lisihocke

45. LET‘S TALK ABOUT KNOWLEDGE SILOS
@lisihocke

46. WHAT ABOUT THAT NEW TOOL? LET‘S ENSEMBLE
@lisihocke

47. WHAT ABOUT THAT NEW TOOL? LET‘S ENSEMBLE
@lisihocke
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48. SUCCESS! LET’S KEEP GOING
@lisihocke

49. ENSEMBLE… EVERYTHING
@lisihocke

50. ENSEMBLE… EVERYTHING
@lisihocke
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51. THE IMPACT OF THE ENSEMBLE WHAT
CHANGED?
@lisihocke

52. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
@lisihocke
LEARNING

53. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
@lisihocke
LEARNING
… AND CONTRIBUTING

54. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
@lisihocke
LISTENING

55. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
@lisihocke
LISTENING
COMMUNICATION

56. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
@lisihocke
LISTENING
COMMUNICATIONSYNCHRONOUS
COLLABORATION

57. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
@lisihocke
LISTENING
COMMUNICATIONSYNCHRONOUS
COLLABORATION
EMPATHY

58. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
@lisihocke
LISTENING
COMMUNICATIONSYNCHRONOUS
COLLABORATION
EMPATHY
OBSERVATION

59. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
@lisihocke
LISTENING
COMMUNICATIONSYNCHRONOUS
COLLABORATION
EMPATHY
OBSERVATION
MAKING SPACE

60. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
@lisihocke
LISTENING
COMMUNICATIONSYNCHRONOUS
COLLABORATION
EMPATHY
OBSERVATION
MAKING SPACE
HELPING OTHERS GROW

61. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
@lisihocke
LISTENING
COMMUNICATIONSYNCHRONOUS
COLLABORATION
EMPATHY
OBSERVATION
MAKING SPACE
HELPING OTHERS GROW
THERE ARE MORE WAYS
THAN MINE

62. OUR PATH TO PAIRING, ACROSS ROLES
@lisihocke

63. GROWING CLOSE IN THE TEAM
@lisihocke

64. INSPIRING OTHER TEAMS TO LEARNING
TOGETHER
@lisihocke

65. INSPIRING OTHER TEAMS TO LEARNING
TOGETHER
@lisihocke
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66. SPREADING THE WORD
@lisihocke

67. SPREADING THE WORD
@lisihocke
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68. @lisihocke
WE CAN LEARN FROM EVERYONE

69. ABOUT QUESTIONS AND
DOUBTS
WHO, WHY,
WHEN?
@lisihocke

70. GETTING QUESTIONED
@lisihocke

71. GETTING QUESTIONED
@lisihocke
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72. HOW COULD THIS POSSIBLY BE PRODUCTIVE?
@lisihocke

73. HOW COULD THIS POSSIBLY BE PRODUCTIVE?
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74. LET’S FOCUS ON EFFECTIVENESS!
@lisihocke

75. LET’S FOCUS ON EFFECTIVENESS!
@lisihocke
“I’D RATHER WORK SLOWLY ON THE RIGHT THING
THAN QUICKLY ON THE WRONG THING”
WOODY ZUILL’S FATHER – https://youtu.be/8Jcm3tBacZQ

76. THE BENEFITS OF PAIRING…
@lisihocke
GETTING THINGS DONE

77. THE BENEFITS OF PAIRING…
@lisihocke
GETTING THINGS DONE
COMBINED SKILLS &
KNOWLEDGE

78. THE BENEFITS OF PAIRING…
@lisihocke
GETTING THINGS DONE
COMBINED SKILLS &
KNOWLEDGE
BILATERAL LEARNING

79. THE BENEFITS OF PAIRING…
@lisihocke
GETTING THINGS DONE
COMBINED SKILLS &
KNOWLEDGE
BILATERAL LEARNINGMORE IDEAS, FASTER

80. THE BENEFITS OF PAIRING…
@lisihocke
GETTING THINGS DONE
COMBINED SKILLS &
KNOWLEDGE
BILATERAL LEARNINGMORE IDEAS, FASTER
MAKES YOU THINK

81. THE BENEFITS OF PAIRING…
@lisihocke
GETTING THINGS DONE
COMBINED SKILLS &
KNOWLEDGE
BILATERAL LEARNINGMORE IDEAS, FASTER
MAKES YOU THINK
HAS TO BE SAFE

82. … MULTIPLIED & ENHANCED IN AN ENSEMBLE!
@lisihocke
GET THE BEST OUT OF
EVERYBODY

83. … MULTIPLIED & ENHANCED IN AN ENSEMBLE!
@lisihocke
GET THE BEST OUT OF
EVERYBODY
NO CONTEXT SWITCHES

84. … MULTIPLIED & ENHANCED IN AN ENSEMBLE!
@lisihocke
h t t p s : / / t w i t t e r . c o m / m a a r e t p / s t a t u s / 1 2 1 6 2 7 0 3 7 1 8 1 4 5 0 6 4 9 6
GET THE BEST OUT OF
EVERYBODY
NO CONTEXT SWITCHES NO WAITING, NO
BOTTLENECKS

85. … MULTIPLIED & ENHANCED IN AN ENSEMBLE!
@lisihocke
GET THE BEST OUT OF
EVERYBODY
NO CONTEXT SWITCHES
INSTANT INFORMATION
SHARING
NO WAITING, NO
BOTTLENECKS

86. … MULTIPLIED & ENHANCED IN AN ENSEMBLE!
@lisihocke
GET THE BEST OUT OF
EVERYBODY
NO CONTEXT SWITCHES
KNOWLEDGE IS SPREAD INSTANT INFORMATION
SHARING
NO WAITING, NO
BOTTLENECKS

87. … MULTIPLIED & ENHANCED IN AN ENSEMBLE!
@lisihocke
GET THE BEST OUT OF
EVERYBODY
NO CONTEXT SWITCHES
KNOWLEDGE IS SPREAD INSTANT INFORMATION
SHARING
NO WAITING, NO
BOTTLENECKS
GREAT FOR
ONBOARDING

88. … MULTIPLIED & ENHANCED IN AN ENSEMBLE!
@lisihocke
GET THE BEST OUT OF
EVERYBODY
NO CONTEXT SWITCHES
KNOWLEDGE IS SPREAD INSTANT INFORMATION
SHARING
NO WAITING, NO
BOTTLENECKS
GREAT FOR
ONBOARDING
SAFER THAN PAIRING

89. … MULTIPLIED & ENHANCED IN AN ENSEMBLE!
@lisihocke
GET THE BEST OUT OF
EVERYBODY
NO CONTEXT SWITCHES
KNOWLEDGE IS SPREAD INSTANT INFORMATION
SHARING
NO WAITING, NO
BOTTLENECKS
GREAT FOR
ONBOARDING
SAFER THAN PAIRING
LESS INTENSE THAN
PAIRING

90. … MULTIPLIED & ENHANCED IN AN ENSEMBLE!
@lisihocke
GET THE BEST OUT OF
EVERYBODY
NO CONTEXT SWITCHES
KNOWLEDGE IS SPREAD INSTANT INFORMATION
SHARING
NO WAITING, NO
BOTTLENECKS
GREAT FOR
ONBOARDING
SAFER THAN PAIRING
LESS INTENSE THAN
PAIRING
GROW EVERYONE

91. … MULTIPLIED & ENHANCED IN AN ENSEMBLE!
@lisihocke
GET THE BEST OUT OF
EVERYBODY
NO CONTEXT SWITCHES
KNOWLEDGE IS SPREAD INSTANT INFORMATION
SHARING
NO WAITING, NO
BOTTLENECKS
GREAT FOR
ONBOARDING
SAFER THAN PAIRING
LESS INTENSE THAN
PAIRING
GROW EVERYONEBECOME CLOSE

92. THE IMPACT OF MISSING OUT
@lisihocke

93. THE IMPACT OF MISSING OUT
@lisihocke
MISSING INFO

94. THE IMPACT OF MISSING OUT
@lisihocke
MISSING INFO
LEARNING LESS

95. THE IMPACT OF MISSING OUT
@lisihocke
JOINING LATE
MISSING INFO
LEARNING LESS

96. THE IMPACT OF MISSING OUT
@lisihocke
JOINING LATE
SHARING LESS
MISSING INFO
LEARNING LESS

97. THE IMPACT OF MISSING OUT
@lisihocke
JOINING LATE
SEPARATION
SHARING LESS
MISSING INFO
LEARNING LESS

98. THE IMPACT OF MISSING OUT
@lisihocke
JOINING LATE
SEPARATION
MORE REWORK
SHARING LESS
MISSING INFO
LEARNING LESS

99. THE IMPACT OF MISSING OUT
@lisihocke
JOINING LATE
SEPARATION
MORE REWORK
LESS FUN
SHARING LESS
MISSING INFO
LEARNING LESS

100. WHEN TO ENSEMBLE, WHEN NOT, WHEN TO STOP?
@lisihocke

101. WHEN TO ENSEMBLE, WHEN NOT, WHEN TO
STOP?
@lisihocke
CONFIDENTIAL

102. WHEN TO ENSEMBLE, WHEN NOT, WHEN TO STOP?
@lisihocke
CONFIDENTIAL
ADMINISTRATIVE

103. WHEN TO ENSEMBLE, WHEN NOT, WHEN TO STOP?
@lisihocke
CONFIDENTIAL
ADMINISTRATIVE
SIMPLISTIC

104. WHEN TO ENSEMBLE, WHEN NOT, WHEN TO STOP?
@lisihocke
EVERYTHING ELSE
CONFIDENTIAL
ADMINISTRATIVE
SIMPLISTIC

105. WHEN TO ENSEMBLE, WHEN NOT, WHEN TO
STOP?
@lisihocke
EVERYTHING ELSE
CONFIDENTIAL
ADMINISTRATIVE
SIMPLISTIC
ENERGY DROP? BREAK

106. EXPERIENCE OVER THEORY HOW TO GET
STARTED?
@lisihocke

107. TRY THIS AT HOME
@lisihocke

108. TRY THIS AT HOME
@lisihocke
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109. CONSIDER YOUR CONTEXT & EXPERIMENT
@lisihocke

110. @lisihocke
MAKE IT EASY & TAKE SMALL STEPS

111. @lisihocke
MAKE IT EASY & TAKE SMALL STEPS
PREPARE THE SETUP

112. @lisihocke
MAKE IT EASY & TAKE SMALL STEPS
PREPARE THE SETUP START WITH WHY

113. @lisihocke
MAKE IT EASY & TAKE SMALL STEPS
PREPARE THE SETUP START WITH WHY
QUICKLY GET DOING

114. @lisihocke
MAKE IT EASY & TAKE SMALL STEPS
PREPARE THE SETUP START WITH WHY
QUICKLY GET DOING
DESIGNATED NAVIGATOR
& FACILITATOR

115. @lisihocke
MAKE IT EASY & TAKE SMALL STEPS
PREPARE THE SETUP START WITH WHY
QUICKLY GET DOING
DESIGNATED NAVIGATOR
& FACILITATOR
PICK A SMALL, EASY TASK

116. @lisihocke
MAKE IT EASY & TAKE SMALL STEPS
PREPARE THE SETUP START WITH WHY
QUICKLY GET DOING
DESIGNATED NAVIGATOR
& FACILITATOR
PICK A SMALL, EASY TASK
ENSEMBLE 1-2 HOURS

117. @lisihocke
MAKE IT EASY & TAKE SMALL STEPS
PREPARE THE SETUP START WITH WHY
QUICKLY GET DOING
DESIGNATED NAVIGATOR
& FACILITATOR
PICK A SMALL, EASY TASK
ENSEMBLE 1-2 HOURS
END HAPPY

118. @lisihocke
HAVE FREQUENT SHORT RETROSPECTIVES

119. MAKE IT SAFE
@lisihocke

120. MAKE IT SAFE
@lisihocke
TREAT EACH OTHER WITH KINDNESS, CONSIDERATION AND RESPECT

121. MAKE IT SAFE
@lisihocke
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TREAT EACH OTHER WITH KINDNESS, CONSIDERATION AND RESPECT

122. IT‘S ALL ABOUT WORKING WELL TOGETHER
@lisihocke

123. CREDITS: THANK YOU! www.lisihocke.com
@lisihocke
bit.ly/collaboration-pair-ensemble

124. CREDITS: THANK YOU! www.lisihocke.com
@lisihocke
bit.ly/collaboration-pair-ensemble