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that’s how we roll
product & tech lifecycle at HouseTrip
julien, vp engineering at housetrip
@mezis
we were(Nov ’11)
5 developers
+ 3 product managers
+ 2 designers
+ 1 benevolent dictator
we are(Nov ’13)
25 developers
+ 6 product managers
+ 4 designers
+ 1 benevolent dictator
+ lots of stakeholders
we are 25 developers
6 product managers
4 designers
1 benevolent dictator
team structure
opinions
side dishes
workflow
what’s next
flat structure
the benevolent dictator
provide a vision
big brushstrokes
little big details
small focused teams 1 product manager1 lead developer2-3 developers
user-centric area of focus
not a technical specialty
the elders 5 lead devs + VP
major changes
architecture, design, dependencies
infrastructure
hiring
opinionated
be agile robust process
participative
short cycles
data driven
remove bottlenecks
experts, not specialists
“devops”
no QA
dog-food product managers
gear for quality tdd
code reviews
pairing
arch committee
guidelines
side dishes
tech management 101
from “10 Tips for Being
an Effective Project
Manager”
srsly?
controlled technical debt
+ trained developers
= retention
= good product
tech fridays “one day a week
to make ourselves betterthe rest of the week”
15% slice of time
1 day of “bazaar”
to work on being aleaner, meaner team
tech fridays: the projects better tools
reduce technical debt
improve scalability
explore technical solutions
tech fridays: the people learn from others
self-organise
prioritise and dogfood
tech team tech friday all week
10% slice of time
“big technical projects”
=“I can’t be bothered to make a business case”
firefighting no disruptions
2-day rota
1 dedicated product manager
talks + blog work on soft skills
share knowledge
get exposure
bragging rights !
workflow
processes
automated
minimal
consensual
tolerant
documented
evolving
kanban pipe
storytelling 3 stories / dev
backlog 2 stories / dev
started 1-2 stories / dev
staged 1 story / dev
done (under PR) 1 story / dev
good standups are prepared.
take 15’ !
good stand ups
debrief 10 min
- I been working on … - I need help on … - I plan to start/finish … today
top-up 5 min
Move stories from icebox to backlog:- PM picks stories to be prioritised - Devs agree iff story is fully specced
plan 10 min
Plan next steps of project: - Open Appfab, explain requirements - Write story titles in icebox
what’s next
more open source
less M&M’s
better training
remote work
SOA
reading list
keep calm
!
♡refactor
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