Matthias Lübken The product guy @luebken
How to scale product development when you no longer fit in one room
About me• Software Developer • Agile Coach • Director of software
development • Product Manager
Next generation PaaS for grownups. Based on Docker. Visit http://giantswarm.io
Our setting• Company:
• A startup with product / market fit • Process:
• Just do whatever works, and if you get stuck, ask someone in the room.
• Challenge: • Scale product development • 1 4 teams. 7 30 colleagues.
Our (implicit) vision
“No process is a good process
“It’s about the people and their interactions
Topics• Cross functional teams • Adaptive product roadmap • Feedback in dev teams • Continuous improvement • Other ideas
(Cross) functional teams
Devel- opment
Product
Feature Team
Devel- opment
Product
Feature Team
Feature Team
Feature Team
Devel- opment
Product
Feature Team
Feature Team
Functional Team
Feature Team
Devel- opment
Product
Feature Team
Feature Team
Functional Team
Community of practice
Lessons learned• Slicing is hard • Restructuring is painful • Clear goal is crucial
Adaptive product roadmap
Our Kanban Board
Product Jour Fixe
CPO
Developer
POs
CEO/CTO
ArchitectOther
Agile Coach
Sprint Reviews
Lessons learned• High discipline needed • Be prepared for hard questions
Feedback in dev teams
Lessons learned• Be open to new ideas • Coach teams
Continuous improvement
If you do one thing in your process do retrospectives.“
Small and big retrospectives
Authority boards
see mangement30.com
Lessons learned• Optimise locally and globally • Take the time needed • Be a good pace maker • Make authority clear
Other ideas
No Blueprints• Blue Prints like SAFe don’t work • They are against all our instincts
“Dave Snowden Put brutally SAFe seemed to be PRINCE II camouflaged in Agile language. ... SAFe is not only a betrayal of the promise offered by AGILE but is a massive retrograde step giving the managerial class an excuse to avoid any significant change.
Agile Scaling Cycle
• Based principles and working Agile teams
• "Autonomous business facing teams taking ownership of their process.” @StefanRoock
• http://scaledprinciples.org/
Jimdo• Created culture manual !!!!
• Feel good manager • Weekly Teamverløtung • Goal #1 • Open Prio Meetings
> acknowledge mistakes > have fun > strive for the best > ok to be crazy > no deadlines
http://bit.ly/jimdostory
•Pick examples that fit •Do collaborative change •Know your runway
Take aways
Matthias Lübken The product guy @luebken
It’s hard but fun!
Next generation PaaS for grownups. Based on Docker. Visit http://giantswarm.io
