The Elements of Scaling
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This document summarizes key elements for scaling organizations successfully. It discusses the importance of moving fast while reducing feedback loops to allow engineers to ship work quickly. It also emphasizes the need for transparency about structure to promote learning from failures. Maintaining trust and relationships between colleagues is highlighted as well as addressing conflicts openly and with curiosity rather than settling them.
The Elements of Scaling
- 1. -The- Elements -of- Scaling 1st Edition Camille Fournier @skamille Senior Thinker and Raconteur
- 3. About me.!
- 4. @skamille! So I wrote a book…
- 6. C++ developers aiding a comrade facing segfault
- 10. The Culture of Trust “Morning Standup”! classicprogrammerpaintings.com!
- 11. @skamille! Elements of scaling speed! Removing bottlenecks to getting work done! relatedness! Belonging, safety, vulnerability! structure! Learning, transparency, and healthy growth! conflict! Getting opinions out in the open!
- 12. Speed
- 16. Be impatient “Waiting for the Build”! ! classicprogrammerpaintings.com!
- 19. Transparency and Learning “Sysadmin checks if RFC2822 actually allows publishing the BCC field to all receivers” classicprogrammerpaintings.com!
- 26. The learning review “Git Blame”, classicprogrammerpaintings.com!
- 27. Relatedness
- 29. Admit guilt. Move on.! I’m sorry
- 30. The One on One
- 31. CONFLICT
- 32. The Hammer
- 34. No boring Meetings “A meeting consists of a group of people who have little to say - until after the meeting.” -- PK Shaw!
- 35. summary • Move fast, reduce feedback loops, to let people get quick wins. Engineers like to ship. • Structure is neutral. It lets you scale. Be transparent about structure and seek out learning from failure. • Practice relating to your colleagues as humans. Trust their good intentions. Apologize when you screw up. • Don’t settle for an environment where you can’t ask questions and have active discussion.
- 36. Last Standup of a Successful Sprint
- 37. empathy is a learnable skill
- 38. @skamille! Thanks! • Book: The Manager’s Path! • Blog: elidedbranches.com! • http:// dresscode.renttherunway.com/ blog/ladder! • https://rework.withgoogle.com/ blog/five-keys-to-a-successful- google-team/! !