Introducing Change while Preserving Engineering Velocity
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Dianne Marsh presented at FlowCon 2014 on introducing change while preserving engineering velocity. Her presentation discussed planned migrations at Netflix in 2014, including moving from Centos to Ubuntu, CBF to Nebula/Gradle, upgrading their continuous delivery solution, moving from Perforce to Git, and getting tools out of their data center. It emphasized engaging stakeholders and customers, sharing the cost of change, and encouraging self-sufficiency to support velocity during migrations.
Introducing Change while Preserving Engineering Velocity
- 1. Dianne Marsh @dmarsh dmarsh@netflix.com ! ! FlowCon 2014 Introducing Change while Preserving Engineering Velocity
- 2. Engineering Tools Charter We provide build and deployment tools that support engineering teams’ innovation. We enable velocity through investments in tooling and customer engagement.
- 3. We don’t Build, Bake, or Deploy for Teams or Manage Configurations
- 4. Planned Migrations in 2014 • Centos to Ubuntu AMI • CBF to Nebula/Gradle • Upgrade Continuous Delivery Solution • Perforce to Git • Get Tools out of Data Center
- 5. Culture Freedom and Responsibility http://www.slideshare.net/reed2001/culture-1798664
- 7. With Freedom comes Responsibility
- 8. Meet with Key Stakeholders
- 9. Describe the “Paved Road”
- 10. Support Velocity ! Customer Engagement Team
- 11. Embed Customer Engagement Team on Tools Development
- 12. Migration Goals • Engage with our customers • Share the cost of change • Encourage self-sufficiency
- 13. Visibility Repeatability Reliability Speed Simplicity Business Agility Core Competencies Broadly Socialize the “Why”
- 14. Don’t Worry about the Easy Sells
- 15. Provide Guidance
- 16. Dates, or It Won’t Happen
- 17. But, Be Flexible
- 18. ROADSHOW
- 20. Build Tooling to Support Migration!
- 21. Let your Tools do the Talking
- 22. How did we do?
- 23. Some Data …
- 26. More Outreach!
- 28. Orient (vs. Other Teams)
- 29. Custom Training for Custom Solutions
- 30. Google for the Rest!
- 32. Thanks! Dianne Marsh (@dmarsh) dmarsh@netflix.com