2. #IWishMyTeam
Interesting Questions
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Why can’t I convince my team to do TDD?
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What am I supposed to do with that bad apple in the
team?
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Am I going to lose my friends?
Why can’t we get over “putting fires” all the time?
What am I supposed to do as a lead exactly?
Why can’t I seem to hire all those people I read about in
agile books?
Why doesn’t anyone teach this stuff?
11. #IWishMyTeam
Leadership, done right,
is a tough job
That’s why you get paid more
Many leaders like to take the money, but not do all the
hard parts
(Paraphrasing Gerry Weinberg in “Managing Teams Congruently”)
http://5whys.com
27. How do we lose quality?
Part #1
#IWishMyTeam
1.Dilemma: Write tests, or
get it done?
2.Answer – No time! fix
the fire, get it done!
3.Feeling == good
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28. ONE WEEK LATER
#IWishMyTeam
1.Dilemma: Write tests, or
get it done?
2.What did we do last
time? How did it feel?
3.Answer – Felt good to
ship. Let’s do it again!
4.Feeling == good
http://5whys.com
30. We need to get out of
survival mode
#IWishMyTeam
because we want to have time
to learn
because we want to grow our
team to solve their own
problems
http://5whys.com
34. #IWishMyTeam
For each behavior, The
world is perfectly
designed for that
behavior to happen
“Influencer –
The power to change anything”
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53. #IWishMyTeam
I feel horrible
• Because I see
• The sadness in their eyes
• When they find out that
• the product
• Doesn’t even have log files
• This thing is doomed
54. #IWishMyTeam
It’s time to go home
now
• And I’ve got an aching head
• So I lock my computer
• And pray that tomorrow I’m dead
55. #IWishMyTeam
When my wife asks me
• “Do you feel alright?”
• I say “yes. Let’s watch game of thrones
tonight”
56. #IWishMyTeam
I feel miserable
• Because I’ll guess
• The madness in their talk
• When they find out
• that tomorrow
• I don’t plan to come to work
• And write my CV
57. Book:
Thank you + Q&A
Notes To a Software
Team Leader
#IWishMyTeam
5whys.com
@royosherove