Post on 24-Jan-2017
Danger: Zombie Apocalypse Ahead
How you and your organizations can avoid the inevitable doomsday scenario.
Darin Plum Nick Tuck
http:// TheSoftwareGardener.comhttps:// linkedin.com / in / darin-plum-32919859
Slides @ http:// bit.ly / pczombie
Kaizen: “Good Change”
Small steps lead to big innovation
Hi Petey
Bites
Zombie Apocalypse
all projects & technologies end
are you prepared?
is your organization?
Arm you with tools and practices so you and your organization will Survive!
Goal
Fortify
Invert your Org Chart #1
Traditional
Command & Control
Low Engagement
Silos &sub-optimize
No common priority
Afraid to Fail
Inverted
InnovationServant Leadership
Safety NetVisual reminder
Team Focus
Value StreamEmpowered Cross Functional
Shape your Organization for Survival!
Invert your immediate team’s
Org Chart
Doomsday Prepping
Create Coaches #2
Start with
why
Journal
Time Management Matrix
Popularized by Stephen CoveyUrgent Not Urgent
Impo
rtant
Not I
mpo
rtant
1 2
43
Accountability
Accountability
Small stepsI know I am...
Your Organization
Quadrant 2
Band Together
Join / Create Communities #3
Opportunities to Learn and Network
Agile for Defense
Lean Coffee
Community Specific
Conveniently Located
Books Sponsors
Something for everyone
Agile PrinciplesAwesomeness through stable teamsThe Servant (Book Club)Crucial Conversations (Book Club) Agile CoachingEmpowering TeamsThe Phoenix Project (Book Club)Turn this Ship Around! (Book Club)Leadership and Self-Deception (Book Club)
Soft SkillsXP PracticesCyber Security through AgileApplication TransparencyClean Code (Book Club)Release It (Book Club)Ansible enables AgilePromises in JSTesting Pyramid and Unit TestingDocker
TechnologyContinuous DeliveryMaximizing RetrospectivesContracting for Agile ProjectsKanban for the People!Agility Health RadarPomodoro TechniqueLean Startup (Book Club)The Process of Innovation
Process
Take a colleague To the next meetup
you attend
Barter
Lightning Talks #4
+
Benefits
Diversity Sustainable
Healthy Peer Pressure PracticE Speaking
Non Experts
1+ Year
100+ Lightning Talks
R & Data ScienceNPMCall to Action ButtonsRaspberry PiWebpackHacking AtomD3 Force LayoutsCognitive BiasesOttoADHDElmGetting Credit $
Motivation 3.0A Reactive TypeaheadJenkins Multibranch PluginAccentsCharles ProxyBeing a Pluralsight Author
Json ServerPhysics js
Genetic AlgorithmsUX Design
Uncle Bob MartinResponsibility
Rambda JSJIRA
Functional ProgrammingData Visualization
Designer Developer Colab.Call to Action Buttons
Bike SheddingStory of Forjit
A Reactive TypeaheadBetter Productivity w/
ProcrastinationManaging Your Apps on Google Play
Wiki AnnouncementLessons Learned - Girls Who Code
Add ThemesTechnical User Experience
Lessons Learned
Business Dev.
Life Hacks
Side Projects
Invite everyone
+
Enjoy the Little Things
Gamification #5
FormulaNo training Budget New Project
New PeopleLimited
Domain
Knowledge
Professional Development Challenge
Celebrate
Rules SharePeople
Score
Categories
Personal Growth Sharing Health &
Fitness
StatsBooks 364
Meetups & Conferences 302On-line Training 101
Degrees & Awards 30Volunteer & Mentoring 215
Presentations 137Health & Fitness 507
Points Achieved in less than 2 years by an organization of 45 people
Cost?
FREE
Challenge Your Kickass Partner & share the results
Apply knowledge
Ship-it Days #6
Ship-It Day
24 Hours Build Something
Share
Benefiting
Project Company Yourself
Can be Anything
Bugs Create Training Videos Product Innovations
Learn Something Try ProgrammingTesting Innovations
Why?
CollaborationInnovation Safe to Fail
Hands On Learning Inspires Passion
Every Sprint
Travel Light
Ditch your roles & levels #7
Current Practices
Principal
Test Engineer 3Intern
JunioRSenior
Lead
System Engineer 4
Architect Level 72
“Everything around you ... was made up by people that were no smarter than you and you
can change it, you can influence it...” - Steve Jobs
The Evil of Labels
Entitlement
resistant to learning Limits Expectations
Jealousy
Reality
We are Always Learning
Shu Ha Ri Craftsmanship
Learn Detach
Transcend
A Better way“Water the Flowers that you want to
Grow” -- Stephen R. Covey
Pick your own Title
Employees take ownership of their career
path!
Free to the Organization
Make your own business cards
Final Thoughts
Tools
a Culture of Professional Development will...
Free your Brainz
KaizenMmm… SmalL Bites
It’s your Career.Be Vigilant.
Survive.
Slides @ bit.ly/ pczombie Handout @ bit.ly/ pczombie2
AttributionsThe Noun Project -thenounproject.comofficialpsds.com/Baby-Zombie-PSD70362.htmldfanning.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/prog-languages.pngpixabay.com/en/zombie-tv-man-stagger-156746/flickr.com/photos/audiolucistore/11047076106 (b/w)thezombieblog.net/2013/11/25/the-33-rules-of-zombieland/zombielandrules.com/zombieland-rule-8-kickass-partner/Mail by Megan Amaral (flickr)
Most Sweet IconsPetey (Zombie Baby)
Programming Language Word CloudZombie + Television
Accountability NunZombieland Survival Rule #23ZombieLand Survival Rule #8
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